Carlos Alcaraz says his French Open defeat to Alex Zverev has not dented his belief that he can win a Grand Slam

Carlos Alcaraz is adamant that he can one day win a Grand Slam despite being knocked out of the French Open at the quarter-final stage. Alcaraz was second-best for large parts of his last-eight encounter with Alexander Zverev and though he fought back to take the third set, he eventually went down 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-7 to the German. Ad/> Nonetheless, Alcaraz feels that his performances this year have demonstrated that he has the game to match the best players in the world, and that at 19, his time will come.

Roland-Garros'How can he be beaten when playing well?' — Zverev backed to slay Nadal by brother2 HOURS AGO He said: «I have to take the lesson. I have to improve in the next Grand Slams or next matches. But I would say I'm not far away to reach a semi-final or to be able to win a Grand Slam.

»I would say I have the level, I have the confidence to win a Grand Slam or pass through to the semi-final next time. «I leave the court and the tournament with my head very high. I fought until the last ball.

I fought until the last second of the match, and I'm proud of it. 'I hope I can win it before he starts beating us all!' — Zverev reveals Alcaraz chat 'It took the pressure off' — McEnroe says Alcaraz's rise is 'best thing' for Zverev »It was a tough match and a close match I think. I could say I didn't start well, and at this level, the quarter-final of a Grand Slam, you are playing against the best players in the world, so you have to start the match better than I did.