"It was difficult to find solutions" - Carlos Alcaraz lays bare his mantra for overcoming adversity during Wimbledon 2024 4R against Ugo Humbert

Carlos Alcaraz was tested for his second consecutive match at the 2024 Wimbledon championships, with Frenchman Ugo Humbert pushing the defending champion to four sets. He, however, came through 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5.

With two sets in his pocket, the Spaniard was in the ascendency when Humbert stuck back. An aggressive return position and blistering groundstrokes from the other end rattled Alcaraz as he dropped three services and found himself down *0-40 in the fourth set.

The Spaniard was able to steady the ship, conjuring up some big serves to dig himself out of trouble. Addressing the situation during his post-match press conference, he said while it was difficult to find solutions, he still stayed strong mentally and was able to turn things around.

"There was a moment when I couldn't find the right read on the serve," Carlos Alcaraz said. "I felt like he read my serve, my strokes, very, very well in every point we played. It was difficult to find solutions, but that's tennis."

"I was 0-40 in the fourth set, good serves, I saved that game and started to increase my level of tennis, the intensity, to get the win. I'm happy that the third set didn't affect me, those problems I had in the fourth. I stayed very strong mentally," he added.

Alcaraz expressed satisfaction at having booked a spot in the quarterfinal, saying he was improving with each passing match before expressing hope at being able to maintain his level of concentration moving ahead.

"It's always great to qualify for the quarter-finals, I'm feeling incredible on the court," Carlos Alcaraz said. "I'm improving with every match I play, I feel comfortable, scoring good points, I hope it continues like this. I've maintained a very high level of concentration throughout the match."

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"I adapt my tennis to the conditions" - Carlos Alcaraz after beating Ugo Humbert under the roof at Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz and Ugo Humbert at the 2024 Wimbledon.

Given the poor weather throughout most of Sunday, play on the Centre Court and Court No. 1 took place under the roof. Carlos Alcaraz and Ugo Humbert opened play on the former.

The defending champion addressed the different conditions of playing indoor, saying while he believes in his ability to do well under the roof, he’d rather play outdoors as is the norm.

"I'm not used to playing indoors, honestly, but I don't consider myself a bad player in these conditions," Carlos Alcaraz said. "There are many tennis players who are better than me. The truth is that I would prefer to play outdoors in perfect conditions. In the end I adapt my tennis to the conditions."

Alcaraz will next take on Tommy Paul for a spot in the Wimbledon semifinal. The American beat Roberto Bautista Agut in his fourth-round encounter.