Carlos Alcaraz was happy to have come by way of a troublesome match and attain the final 16 of the Australian Open for the second time in his profession
“Borges has performed at his stage, which could be very excessive. He has lots of expertise. I may have performed higher. I made errors that I should not have made.”
Alcaraz and the potion for fulfillment in Australia: “I eat Spanish omelette earlier than enjoying”
Routines earlier than matches.: “Everytime that I am travelling I miss my meals, it does not imply right here is unhealthy, right here in Australia they’ve actually good meals as effectively, however Spanish meals for me is sort of the most effective one if not the most effective, so I am simply going there on daily basis, within the morning earlier than matches, I obtained my Spanish omelette, that deliver me lots of power so. It is sort of similar as final yr, I saved my power in that restaurant.”
Recommendation to younger gamers like Fonseca or Tien: “I do not know what I can inform them as a result of I am solely 21 years previous. My recommendation is to not beat me.”
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the No 3 seed, moved into the final 16 of the Australian Open by profitable in opposition to Portuguese Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 at Melbourne Park on Friday night time.
Alcaraz, ranked No 3, will play the winner of the match between No 15 seed Jack Draper and Australian Aleksandar Vukic subsequent.
