'Learning Process': Kyrgios Chimes In On Alcaraz's Cramped Roland Garros Exit

| by Sebastian Dahlman

Nick Kyrgios shared his opinion on Carlos Alcaraz losing in the 2023 Roland Garros semifinal after experiencing cramps.

The Spaniard's showdown against Novak Djokovic was anticipated by many as a match that could potentially decide the eventual winner of the championship. Alcaraz's exit, however, was not without its share of lessons and insights, as echoed by Australian tennis player, Nick Kyrgios.

In the match, the 20-year-old had cramps which forced him to even forfeit a game to receive treatment. But that didn't help him as he eventually lost in four sets to an experienced Novak Djokovic, something that Nick Kyrgios experienced in the Wimbledon final last year.

After the match, Kyrgios, empathizing with Alcaraz's plight, took to Twitter to express his support. Alcaraz's experience serves as a stark reminder of the physical and psychological toll competitive tennis can take on players, especially in high-stakes matches, and that's something that also the Australian has experience with, calling it just a learning process.

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"Feel for Alcaraz. Just a big learning process, pretty sure every tennis player goes through this feeling. Cramping due to nervous energy and the anxiety of playing a match with this magnitude. He will learn how to deal with this in the future for sure. Then we should be scared."

Also the 20-year-old admitted in his post-match interview that it was the pressure of playing the 22-time Grand Slam champion and the related tension that got to him.

"Yeah, the tension. The tension of the match. You know, I started match really nervous. The tension of, you know, the first set, the second set, it was really intense two sets, as well. Really good rallies, tough rallies, you know, dropshots, sprints, rallies, you know. It's a combination of a lot of things. But, you know, the main thing, it was the tension that I had all the two first sets."

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