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Alcaraz: “I’m proud of my way of fighting”

The Spanish will play against Jack Draper in the quarterfinals

May 13, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz finished his round of 16 against Karen Khachanov in the internal bnl d’Italia signing the camera with a revealing phrase of the movie ‘300’, one of his favorites: “The arrows will hide the sun.” “Well, we will fight in the shade.”

It was a summary of a meeting that had everything, and which the Spanish survived in an intense strip and loosen of two hours and 28 minutes, which at times became very complicated for the 22 -year -old.

“It’s amazing to win at the end against a very hard Khachanov,” said No. 3 of the PIF ATP Rankings. “I was suffering a little. I had no pain in my body, simply tired. I had to run a lot, it was a very demanding game,” he added. “I am proud of the way I fought every ball, I was a break up on the second set. From there I lost the concentration a little and he played very well. I am happy to have been able to forget it and reach the third set everything in good shape. I fought and I am happy for it. It has been a very hard game.”

Now, in the quarterfinals, Alcaraz will see them with Jack Draper, which the Murcia dominates 3-2 the lexus ATP Head2head. The last game, however, fell on the British side of the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open of Indian Wells, this year.

“Jack is playing great, a very high level,” Alcaraz warned. “I have seen his games and it’s incredible. I have to be ready because it will be another great battle,” the champion of four Grand Slam titles continued. “Each game is a battle and it is different, I have to get my best tennis if I want to beat him. The last time I lost, so I have to get the good and bad things from that game to learn, we will see tomorrow.”

Alcaraz is still looking for the only great title that lacks the beaten land after conquering the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters a few weeks ago.