Summary, result and winner of De Jong – Alcaraz: second round of Roland Garros today live

In these tournaments, any player can put you in trouble. You have to be focused on every round, every match, every point. It doesn’t matter that I’m at the top of the rankings and playing against someone outside the Top 100. If you want to get ahead, you need to play at your best level. Jesper saw that the rating did not matter, the main thing was the work and the level that he showed. He has the level to continue like this and I am sure he will be in the Top 100.

In the third set I saw that I had to forget about entertainment and try to be in the exchanges. It was difficult for me to do it, I had problems, although I am glad that I was able to do it in the end. I think we put on a great show with drop shots, volleys… I think he did a better job than me.

I prefer not to spend a lot of time on the track, I want to be in shape for the next stage. But each game is different, one can last an hour and a half, while another can last three hours. But I prefer to spend as few hours on the track as possible.

It’s great to have people’s support. Many were rooting for Jesper, while others were rooting for me. It’s good for the tennis industry that so many people are rooting for us. It was incredible, when I lost in the third set they were screaming my name and it was incredible, I get a lot of energy from the crowd. This helped me a lot, thank you and I look forward to seeing you in the next round.