 Carlos Alcaraz says he will not dwell long on shock exit

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz claimed he would "grow up" from his stunning U.S.

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Open semi-final loss to Russian Daniil Medvedev on Friday, as he departed the year's final major.

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The crowds did their best to push fan favorite Alcaraz past Medvedev, pleading with the 20-year-old Wimbledon champion to continue fighting on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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However, the Russian third seed simply outplayed his opponent, setting up a rematch of his triumphant

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2021 final against 23-time major champion Novak Djokovic, whom he defeated 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 6-3.

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"These kinds of matches can happen even if I feel myself (as a) different player, more mature," Alcaraz told reporters.

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"I thought, you know, right now I'm a better player to find solutions when the match isn't going well for you." But, you know, after this game,

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I'm going to change my mind. I'm not mature enough to deal with these types of matches. So I'll have to research it."

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