Alcaraz suffered a four-set loss in his first-ever French Open quarter-final on Tuesday, as third seed Zverev scored his maiden top 10 win at Grand Slam level. But the teenager wasn’t left feeling defeated after his exit from the tournament, and instead left with the confidence to win his first Major title.
“I would say I’m not far away from reaching a semi-final or being able to win a Grand Slam,” the world No 6 said, with Wimbledon now less than a month away. “I would say I have the level, I have the confidence to win a Grand Slam or reach the semi-finals next time.”
The five-time title winner also admitted he had learned some lessons from his second Grand Slam quarter-final but was still going out with his head held high. “I have to take the lessons [from] today. It was a tough match and close match,” the Spaniard said after the three hour and 18 minute match.
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The world No 6 reached his first Major quarter-final at the US Open last year while ranked down at world No 55, having upset third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas en route. But he was forced to retire while 6-3 3-1 down to Felix Auger-Aliassime, and was already happy to have improved from his previous last-eight showing.
“This was my second quarter-final at a Grand Slam and I think I fought until the last ball. I hope the next Grand Slam, next quarter-final that I will play at a Grand Slam, I will do better and [improve] my chances to reach the semi-finals,” he said.
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