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Dimitrov : "Alcaraz is like an explosive. He's amazing."
Grigor Dimitrov played an amazing match to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Miami's quarter-finals on Thursday. He was very pleased with his performance and that's what he told us in press conference right after the match. The Bulgarian also explained how much respect and admiration he has for the Spaniard.
Grigor Dimitrov: "I feel good. But I'm not celebrating anything yet since I have to play again tomorrow (Friday). So I'm trying to stay on point. This how our sport his. You appreciate it of course, you're very happy with the current win, but the you have to quickly move on and start focusing on the next match (against Zverev).
At the moment, I'm just really pleased that I was able to get trough that match, to get trough in such a manner. And I already have an other match to play. But, again, very proud of myself that I was able to such a good and clean match overall. Very grateful to be again that far into a Masters 1000 event. I'm very excited for what's next.
Of course when you win a match this way, you can feel like you have the key against you're opponent. But again, Carlos is such a... I always see him like an explosive (a firecrack). He's amazing. I love watching him play. I love practising against him, competing against him. I mean, I'm 12 years older than him so it's honestly a lot of fun for me to challenge myself. It's a super opportunity for me.
But also, you cannot really let him hit the ball. We saw what happened when I was up a break in the second set. He broke me straight up to come back to 4-4, and there was absolutely nothing I could have done. So, can I get mad ? Yes I can, but there was no reason for me to do so. I just had to stay patient. I was aware of what was happening and how it was happening. And I knew that if I had an other chance and opportunity, I could really like step in. And that's what happened, I think, at 5-4 to conclude the match. I didn't pull back, I kept on believing in the game that I was playing and, again, the execution was very good".
Alcaraz : "Dimitrov made me feel like I'm 13 years old. It was crazy!"
Carlos Alcaraz lost against an outstanding Grigor Dimitrov in Miami's quarter-finals on Thursday. He could't do anything to resist to the Bulgarian's amazing level of tennis. That's what everybody felt watching the match, and that's what the Spaniard confirmed in press conference.
Carlos Alcaraz: "I think he played an amazing tennis, almost perfect. I couldn't find solutions, I couldn't find the way to make him feel unconfortable on the court. It was a great match from his side.
I think I played a good tennis. I mean, I left the court thinking that probably I could have change my game a little bit earlier in the match. But anyway, I feel like I played a good tennis, not perfect but a good one. I feel... let's say... I have a lot of frustration right now because he made me feel like I was 13 years old again (laugh). It was crazy. I was talking to my team, saying I don't know what I have to do, I don't find his weakness. That's why I have frustration right now. But in terms of tennis, I left the court happy with my level.
I really want to see the stats. Probably the stats gonna give him a 10 out of 10, or 9.9. Something like that. But, I don't know. Once you step on the court, it's even tougher to find solutions. To see where you have to go or what you have to do. But, probably the next match that I will play against him, I'm sure that it's gonna be different. I'll try to do things differently. And let's see what it's gonna be. But, you know, seeing Grigor playing a this level, it's really tough to play against him".
Thiem : "J'ai à nouveau des douleurs au poignet."
Après les rumeurs de ces derniers jours qui laissaient entendre qu'il souffrait à nouveau du poignet et qu'il pourrait potentiellement, en conséquence, annoncer qu'il prenait sa retraite, Dominic Thiem a tenu à clarifier les chose ce mercredi.
L'ancien n°3 mondial, vainqueur de l'US Open 2020, double finaliste de Roland-Garros (2018, 2019) et finaliste de l'Open d'Australie 2020, a publié une vidéo sur son compte Instagram pour clarifier la situation.
Dans cette vidéo, l'Autrichien confirme que ses douleurs au poignet sont réapparues, ce qui explique ses difficultés et ses retraits de tournoi de ces dernières semaines. Mais il ne se montre pas alarmiste pour autant, expliquant qu'il a toujours pour objectif de reprendre la compétition sur la terre battue d'Estoril à partir du 1er avril.
Dominic Thiem : "Il y a eu beaucoup de rumeurs ces derniers jours. Je voulais donc m'assurer que vous puissiez tous savoir ce qu'il en est réellement.
Comme vous le savez je m'entraîne de nouveau avec mon père depuis la fin de l'Open d'Australie. Pour revenir à la façon de m'entraîner qui m'a permis d'être vraiment bon.
Nous avons recommencé l'entrainement comme je le faisais lorsque j'étais plus jeune. Avec beaucoup d'intensité, beaucoup de frappes de balle, beaucoup d'heures passées sur le court.
Malheureusement, un petit peu avant le Challenger en Hongrie où j'ai fait mon retour (Szekesfehervar, 11-17 mars), mon poignet à recommencé à me poser des problèmes. J'ai recommencé à avoir ces clics qui m'avaient aussi dérangé juste après mon retour de blessure il y a 3 ans. Cette sensation étrange (dans le poignet) est également revenue et s'est transformée en douleur ces dernières semaines. Il y a une inflammation mineure.
C'est pourquoi je me suis aussi retiré du Challenger de Naples la semaine dernière. A présent j'ai un petit peu réduit mon volume d'entraînement, je m'entraîne moins et sur des durées plus courtes. Mais les chances sont bonnes que je puisse jouer à Estoril (1-7 avril). C'est le plan. J'ai envie de reprendre là-bas. C'est mon objectif."