In Bercy,

Defeats, especially the most painful, often reveal characters.

We don't yet know all the repercussions of Hugo Gaston's incredible comeback on Carlos Alcaraz's mental structure, but we can already write that the young Spanish prodigy is damn well brought up.

Completely disoriented when he left center court on the night in Paris, he had already taken the time to greet Gaston in the locker room with sportiness despite the crazy scenario of the meeting.

On Friday, he explained in a lengthy Instagram post that public support for his opponent had made him lose control, without pretense.

“I first want to congratulate Hugo Gaston on his match and wish him good luck for the quarter-finals. It's never easy to play with the public against you. I knew it would be hard to deal with this vibe, but I couldn't imagine it would be so heavy. My first time in this situation was not easy, it hurts me not to have been able to manage this pressure, but like everything in life, when you fall you have to know how to get up, the most important thing is to learn from these situations and I am sure I will come back stronger once I have learned the lesson. […] Now it's time to take it all in and think about next week's Masters Next Gen in Milan. "

A message full of wisdom, like the general attitude of Alcaraz, who did not take revenge on his rackets nor give in to the ease of attacking the French public, he is a true partisan and sometimes at the limit between his two service balls, but never disrespectful.

The Spaniard was warmly applauded during his presentation, and again when he left the court.

Between the two ?

He experienced the atmosphere of the real Davis Cup, a little shock the first time.

There is no doubt that he will be able to learn the lessons from next week in Milan, where he could find Gaston at the Masters of the hopes of the nursery.

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