Carlos Alcaraz reveals he is ‘not 100% comfortable’ despite emphatic victory
Carlos Alcaraz has actually made a winning go back to the ATP Tour, however exposed after the suit that he is still not 100% comfy striking his forehand.
Alcaraz beat globe No.59 Alexander Shevchenko, 6-2 6-1, to win his 11th successive suit at the Madrid Masters.
It is the Spaniard’s very first event given that the Miami Open last month, with Alcaraz taking out from both the Monte Carlo Masters and the Barcelona Open as a result of an ‘injured pronator teres’ in his appropriate arm.
And the two-time safeguarding Madrid Open champ discussed exactly how he adjusted his video game in his opening up suit, “The last month I simply practiced pieces, batteries and backhands so I assume it functioned rather well today.
“That’s something that I was thinking about approaching this match, trying to hit the forehand really softer and trying to be aggressive with the backhand and trying to get to the net as soon as possible and I think I did a really good match in that part.”
When talking with media after the suit, Alcaraz exposed that his arm is not troubling him, however is still not totally comfy striking forehands.
“Not at all, but I’m thinking about it,” reactedAlcaraz “It’s not going to leave my mind I think. This Monday was the first [proper] practice I did in a while.”
He proceeded, “Coming into this week I’ve been doing good things in practice, getting harder let’s say, but today I’m not feeling comfortable playing my forehand 100%. I think playing at this level, I’m really happy to do it and I think I can [still] be competitive.”
Muy feliz de volver a jugar y de hacerlo en un lugar tan specific como Madrid! ❤ Vamos a por más el domingo! @MutuaMadridOpen pic.twitter.com/vEzwhb7vb6
— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) April 26, 2024
Alcaraz will certainly aim to proceed his winning touch at the Madrid Masters on Sunday, when he handles Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild.
Inside the standard …
Carlos Alcaraz looked extremely remarkable the other day and had the Spaniard not stated that he was considering his arm after that you would certainly never ever have actually recognized. Hopefully this is the kind of injury that will certainly simply recover in time, as opposed to being exacerbated by raised matchplay, specifically with Roland Garros attracting ever before more detailed.
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