Carlos Alcaraz said the cramps that afflicted him in his French Open semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic were a result of tension and nerves during the match, which he described as something he had never experienced before in his life. “[It] has been really tough for me today.
I have never felt something like I did today. I have never felt that tension that I did in that match.” said the Spaniard. Djokovic defeated Alcaraz 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 to reach his seventh French Open final.
After two extremely intense sets, Alcaraz began to suffer from full body cramps and he could no longer run. “It is not easy to play against Novak.
Of course a legend of our sport,” he said. “If someone says that he gets into the court with no nerves playing against Novak, he lies. “Of course playing a semi-final of a grand slam, you have a lot of nerves, but even more with facing Novak.