MIAMI OPEN PRESENTED BY ITAú

March 26, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz

Press Conference

C. ALCARAZ/L. Musetti

6-3, 6-3

THE MODERATOR: Questions.

Q. Carlos, great victory tonight. Can you talk about some of the takeaways from this match? I think you're facing Dimitrov who just came off -- I don't know if you saw any of that match -- an unbelievable match against Hurkacz. Talk a little bit about that, too.

CARLOS ALCARAZ: Well, I'm really happy with that performance that I did today. I think it was a complete match from my side.

You know, a lot of things that I can take from this match. I think I solve really well the problems that I had. You know, I was really tough during the rallies. I knew what I have to do during the important moments as well. Really happy about that, as well.

Obviously against Dimitrov, the last match I played against him, I lost. It was in Shanghai. I know he's a really talented player, really tough one. Here with the court, I feel that the slice a lot is going to be difficult for me. I know that.

But, you know, I try to play my best game and try to get the victory.

Q. You had a long two weeks in Indian Wells. It was a good two weeks. Do you feel at all drained from that, either physically or emotionally in terms of feeling the kind of joy that you want to feel when you wake up and when you go to the court for training or for the match?

CARLOS ALCARAZ: Well, obviously Indian Wells was really important for me. You know, in the personal part, yeah, thanks to that tournament I started to feel better, you know, off the court as well, on the court obviously.

Yeah, I'm feeling the joy every day with my team, with my close people. My family is here. It's a really important support for me as well.

Yeah, I really want to go to practice. I enjoy practicing. You know, right now I'm in a really good point of everything in the professional part and the personal part as well.

Hopefully keep in that way, and let's see how it's going to be the next weeks, the next month. But right now I'm thinking about what I'm feeling, and it's a great feeling.