Carlos Alcaraz reveals he ‘didn’ t feel well’ in shock ATP Finals defeat
Carlos Alcaraz has actually confessed that he has actually been really feeling unhealthy, after shedding his initial ATP Finals round-robin suit to Casper Ruud.
Alcaraz was defeated in straight collections by Ruud, 6-1 7-5, in his very first defeat to the Norwegian in 5 conferences.
It was clear that something was off with the Spaniard throughout his initial suit at the ATP Finals, and in his post-match interview Alcaraz discussed what was up with him, while not intending to make any type of justifications.
“A few days before coming here I got sick at home” exposedAlcaraz “The days I was practicing here, I was feeling okay. Not good, but okay. I could play. I felt that I could get into the rallies in practice. But obviously, in the matches it is totally different.
“Today I didn’t feel well. This morning I felt uncomfortable in my stomach. After long rallies today, I didn’t feel well. I don’t want to [admit it], because I don’t want it to sound like an excuse, but if I feel bad, I feel bad. That is what happened today.”
Alcaraz has actually currently shed back-to-back suits, following his very early leave at the Paris Masters, and the 21-year-old has actually proclaimed that he is ‘tired mentally’ at this late phase in the period.
“I dare to say that every player is tired mentally. If someone says that he is fresh, he is lying,” declaredAlcaraz “Some players deal with it better than others. I’m tired. I’m tired mentally. Obviously a lot of matches, really tight schedule, really demanding year with not too many days off, not too many period where you could rest.
“It’s kind of you finish one week or you finish a swing, you only have two or three days off and then you have to go to other tournaments to other part of the world.”
The World No.3 included, “Since the beginning of the year you’re accumulating hours, days. You come into this part of the year tired. As I said many, many times, I think this year I’m much better than last year, but I have to find the way to perform and deliver good tennis when being tired mentally.”
Congratulations @CasperRuud98 on this mid-day’s triumph! Now it’s time to concentrate on Wednesday and seek to enhance!
@atptour pic.twitter.com/2Eyo4rSeJk
— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) November 11, 2024
Alcaraz is currently up versus it to progress to the ATP Finals semi-finals, with his following suit versus Andrey Rublev tomorrow in Turin.
The Roland Garros and Wimbledon champ will certainly after that complete his 2024 period at the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, where Rafael Nadal will certainly be retiring.
Inside the standard …
It was clear that Carlos Alcaraz was not feeling himself the other day, and he truly did not seem making justifications, however was simply addressing inquiries from the media that can see that he was not feeling himself. With Alexander Zverev additionally in this team with Alcaraz, it might be an uphill struggle for the Spaniard to make it out the team, particularly if he is still not really feeling well by the time of his following suits.
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