Tsitsipas disgusted with Alcaraz: "Like there was a voodoo doll on the court. This kid is just too strong."
Once again soundly beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals of the French Open on Tuesday evening, Stefanos Tsitsipas appeared completely disillusioned in his post-match press conference. The Greek felt confident going into the match that he was playing his best tennis, but felt completely powerless against the world number 3. He praised the Spaniard's tennis, and promised to keep looking for solutions.
Stefanos Tsitsipas: "He (Alcaraz) controls the ball so well. He has the ability to change direction so easily. He reminds me a little of Novak (Djokovic) when he plays. In the way he constructs his points, the way he uses his head to find tactical solutions, he has the answer to everything.
I felt I was hitting some great shots, but his answers were always better than my shots. Honestly, I did everything I could, but it didn't work. I couldn't do any better.
I consider my ball quality to be one of the best, but every time I play Carlos, I find a quality of stroke that I've almost never seen against my other opponents. His shots are long, deep, with lots of spin, and I've never been able to find a good solution to that.
In a way, he dominates me in terms of power, but he's patient enough to do it in an intelligent way. I've rarely felt that way against other players. I can count on the fingers of one hand, maybe one or two.
I'm not going to lie, I was confident (before the match), maybe even more than usual. I may have lacked that in the past, but I was sure I could offer something different to Carlos compared to previous times. But this kid is just too strong.
I just have to get over this mental barrier. But today, it was like there was a voodoo doll on the court. I wasn't able to put the ball where I wanted, it was just unbelievable."
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