Carlos Alcaraz said that he was feeling unbelievable during his straight-sets victory over Tommy Paul at the French Open quarter-final on Tuesday.
French Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz Beats Tommy Paul, 'Feeling Unbelievable' In Quarterfinal
Alcaraz's 6-0 6-1 6-4 victory over Tommy Paul was wrapped up in just one hour and 34 minutes in Paris and, while he said it was not easy, there was an apology to those who had come to see a longer contest
The dominant victory ensured the Spaniard qualified for the semi-final at Roland-Garros for the third straight year, with Alcaraz dropping just one game by the end of the second set.
In qualifying for the final four, Alcaraz became the third-youngest player in the Open Era to reach three straight men's singles semi-finals at Roland-Garros, while he is also the youngest player to reach seven men's singles Grand Slam semi-finals since Rafael Nadal.
"I could close my eyes and everything went in," Alcaraz said of his performance against Paul in his on-court post-match interview.
"My feeling today was unbelievable. I was trying to hit every shot at 100%, not thinking about anything else, but just hitting. Today was one of those matches when everything just went in."
Alcaraz's 6-0 6-1 6-4 victory was wrapped up in just one hour and 34 minutes in Paris and, while he said it was not easy, there was an apology to those who had come to see a longer contest.
"We are in the quarter-final at a Grand Slam at Roland-Garros and this kind of match is never easy," he said.
"I have played against Tommy many times and each match was very difficult. He beat me twice. That helped me at the start of the match to just focus on my tennis, trying not to go down or let him in the match. I tried to be focused the whole match."
"It's always fun playing here in Paris. I know you wanted to watch more tennis, I have to say sorry about that."
Alcaraz will face Lorenzo Musetti in the semi-final on Friday and he left nobody in any doubt what a second consecutive French Open title would mean to him.
"I always say that this tournament is so special to me. Every time I come here, every year, it feels special. Before the tournament begins, I'm always thinking that I really want to go far in the tournament just to feel the energy from the people," he said.
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"I'm just really happy to be in the semi-final again, third time in a row. I'll try to enjoy this moment and hopefully keep going."
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