Alcaraz, on his comeback in Paris: "An incredible night, my head clicked and I was overwhelmed by the energy of the audience"

“An incredible night”, of which Carlos Alcaraz enjoy and make people enjoy. He finished his comeback over the American Taylor Fritz thanking the more than 10,000 spectators who went crazy with the Spaniard when he managed to save two match balls in the second set. Together they headed to victory, 6-7 (10), 7-5 and 6-3.

“In the difficult moments I didn’t let myself fall, I continued to be mentally strong. At 5-3 I had match-ball against, I don’t know if one or two, but we both played incredible tennis. People got up, got energy and I used the public to have that energy. And I gave them what they really wanted to see,” he said. Carlos Alcaraz.

The stands went crazy with Carlos Alcaraz’s comeback, there was communion between player and standsThibault Camus / Ap-LaPresse

Semifinalist for the first time in the Paris Masters 1000, he will play this Saturday, not before 5 p.m., against the Norwegian Casper Ruud or Portuguese Nuno Borges.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts after winning his quarterfinal match against Taylor Fritz of the United States, at the Paris Masters tennis tournament in Nanterre, near Paris, France, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) — Carlos Alcaraz, another unforgettable day in ParisThibault Camus / Ap-LaPresse

“It has been a roller coaster of emotions and level of tennis. My head has clicked and I have connected with the people. I have been moving forward, solving the problems,” he stressed.

He had a bad time at times, because “I was very nervous, and I don’t know why. I had practically won the first set, I regret the opportunities I lost, the choices I made. I was hasty. But I overcame it and ended up playing very good tennis in the third set,” said Carlos Alcaraz, recent champion at the ATP 500 in Vienna.