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00:00I could feel already before the U.S. Open that he was struggling mentally.
00:03Not because he's not good or he has a problem, but because it's consuming a Grand Slam.
00:11If you look at what he did the last three months, it's unbelievable.
00:14He won Rangaros, he won Wimbledon, he played the final of the Olympics.
00:18But I know how draining a Grand Slam is emotionally.
00:22You have to fight so many things and tennis is a lot about
00:25fighting your emotions, your thoughts during matches.
00:28But you need to be fresh.
00:29If you're not fresh here, it's more and more and more difficult to do it.
00:33That's why I said before this U.S. Open that for me,
00:36there was a big question about Carlos Alcara's mindset coming to this U.S. Open.
00:40And for me, it's half a surprise.
00:41I wouldn't think he would lose in three sets like this,
00:43but I could feel he was mentally exhausted.
00:46So I'm not surprised that he's saying that he had so many thoughts
00:48and so many emotions that he couldn't deal with.
00:50That's exactly the consequence of someone who's emotionally drained.
00:54This defeat in the final of the Olympics was painful for him,
00:57but I don't think he's the reason.
00:58I would more say that those tournaments,
01:00whether it's Rangaros, Wimbledon or the Olympics,
01:03they meant so much for him.
01:04He put everything mentally, emotionally,
01:07of course, physically and tennis-wise on the table to win them
01:10because he counted so much.
01:11And when it counts so much for you, then emotionally, it's draining.
01:16Carlos is exceptional.
01:17His achievement at that young age is just incredible.
01:20I think that tennis-wise is probably one of the best, if not the best.
01:24He has so many variations in his game.
01:26He's good everywhere.
01:27He has no flaws.
01:28Physically, he's a beast.
01:30I mean, the way he moves on the court, his physical ability,
01:33his athleticism is unreal.
01:35I think mentally he's strong
01:36because I've seen him win so many matches not playing well.
01:40If there is one little weakness, I would say he's very, very emotional.
01:43We've seen him cramp many times already.
01:45If you look at Roger, Rafa and Novak,
01:47have you seen them cramp once in a match?
01:49And emotional people, when they need to control their emotions,
01:53it's a tremendous effort.
01:54The income is not that important.
01:56What is important is to have fun.
01:57It's just to take pressure away.
01:58That's the only thing.
01:59I mean, they're unbelievable competitors
02:01and Carlos is an incredible competitor.
02:03He's here to win.
02:03But he knows that to win, he needs to play.
02:06He needs to enjoy playing tennis
02:08and he has to deal with his emotions
02:10so they let him really play tennis and enjoy
02:12rather than being anxious and tense.
02:15So I think that knowing that,
02:17they will have to think of a calendar
02:19where he has enough rest, mental rest,
02:21not physical rest, mental rest.
02:23I think it's very important for his future.
02:27I think it's very important for his future.