Carlos Alcaraz vowed to "grow up" after his reign as US Open champion was brought to an abrupt end in a semi-final defeat to Daniil Medvedev on Friday.
The 20-year-old Spaniard, who surged to victory in the US Open as a teenager last year to claim his maiden Grand Slam title, had said earlier this week he was a more mature, stronger opponent this season.
However Alcaraz abruptly revised that assessment in the wake of his shattering 7-6 (7/3), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 defeat on Friday. "I thought that right now I am better player to find solutions when the match is not going in the right direction for you," Alcaraz said. "But after this match I'm gonna change my mind.
I'm not mature enough to handle these kind of matches. So I have to learn about it. "I'm gonna think about this loss for a long time.