"It was so close, I don't know what the difference was" - Alcaraz on epic win over Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz made it consecutive victories over tennis legends at the Madrid Open as the 19-year-old Spaniard clinched a thrilling 6-7(5), 7-5, 7-6(5) win over Novak Djokovic at the ATP Masters 1000 event.

The Spanish sensation backed up his win over Rafael Nadal in Friday’s quarter-finals in spectacular style on Manolo Santana Stadium, recovering from the disappointment of losing a first-set tie-break to complete the biggest win of his career by Pepperstone ATP Ranking against World No. 1 Djokovic. He said:

“I don’t know what the difference [between us] was. It was so close. He had the chances to break my serve at the end of the second set. In the first set as well it was so close in the tie-break. Honestly I don’t know what made the difference.”

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The win obviously left Alcaraz inspired as he explained:

“This gives me a lot of confidence to play the final tomorrow. I know that I played a really good game, and for the rest of the season I think I am able to play against the best players in the world and beat them as well, so it gives me a lot of confidence.”

He finished off with:

“I just try to make results, to [play] a good game in every tournament to still be there with the best in the world. Tomorrow I will go for it in the final as I did in Miami, and I’m really happy to be able to play a second Masters 1000 final.”