Carlos Alcaraz made a surprising admission following his Wimbledon triumph, saying that he didn't think he could beat Novak Djokovic.
Carlos Alcaraz has always been a supremely confident player. He was quite open about his goal of winning Wimbledon though many doubted that he could get it done. It would have taken something special out of him to get it done, and he was able to produce that.
A five-set battle with Djokovic resulted in him winning the famous trophy, something he actually didn't think he could do. He admitted ahead of the final that Djokovic is the favourite to win but also admitted after beating him that he didn't think he could do it.
Yeah, I mean, before this match, I thought I can't beat Novak. That's obviously.
The win over Djokovic is a significant one for Alcaraz as he further talked about how this will impact him going forward. Losing the way he lost to Djokovic in Paris left a dent in his confidence as it left him wondering whether he could really rise up to the occasion of playing against him in a high-stakes match like this. This win proves he can, and that's very important to him.
After this epic match, let's say, yeah, I think different about Novak in the way that probably in other tournaments, in other Grand Slams, I will remember this moment.
I will think that, well, I'm ready to play five sets against him, good rallies, good sets, really long, long match, and stay there physically, mentally, in tennis, in general. Probably it change my mind a little bit after this match.
This wasn't the last match he is going to play against Djokovic and having that memory of beating him in such a match will allow him to be more confident the next time he faces him in such a match. Perhaps at the US Open later this year.
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