Carlos Alcaraz She sees herself “finishing the year as number one” in world tennis and is fully focused on giving her best on the courts, while teasing her for courting the young tennis player. Maria Gonzalez.
“It’s my private life and, furthermore, it’s a lie,” said the 19-year-old Murcian tennis player, champion of the United States Open, where he won his first Grand Slam title and reached the top of the ATP.
The one from El Palmar was received at the Palacio de San Esteban by the president of the Autonomous Community of Murcia, Fernando Lopez Miras, in a ceremony also attended by his father, Carlos Alcaraz González; his representative, Albert Molina; the Councilor for the Presidency, Tourism, Culture and Sports of Murcia, Marcos Ortuño; the General Director of Sports, Francisco Sánchez; and the president of the Federation of the Region of Murcia, José Alcolea.
López Miras said of the tennis player: “He is the best ambassador we have, the youngest tennis number one in history.” “It’s a pride to be from the same land as Carlos,” he added.
“There are 87 million tennis players in the world and the number one is from El Palmar, Murcia and the Region, and, in addition, it reaches the hearts of the people and shares every victory with a million and a half Murcians behind him every game,” he stressed.
Next, Carlos Alcaraz answered the questions of journalists in a press conference where he did not avoid any of the questions that were raised.
The ATP leader made his sense of belonging clear. “I carry the name of Murcia and Spain with great pride being from El Palmar, Murcian and Spanish, and I try to convey the values and the message that nothing is impossible and dreams must be pursued with enthusiasm”, said he, and showed his gratitude to the people around him: “For me it is the most important thing to take a path that is not easy and has many hours of practice behind it”.
On his return home after a successful American tour so brilliant signed in New York On winning the fourth and final ‘major’ of the season, he stressed: “For my family nothing has changed after winning the US Open and it’s like winning another tournament”. “At home if they have to scold me for something they do it because I’m 19 years old and it’s normal,” he said.
In addition, he returned to regret that he did not face the Swiss Roger Federerone of his idols and who this very Friday played his last game as a professional, collaborating with Rafael Nadal at the Laver Cup in London.
“I have grown up watching Federer play on television and I would like to have faced him. It has not been possible and maybe we can do some exhibition in the future,” he said.
After the extreme fatigue and pressure he accumulated during the two weeks of competition in New York and the subsequent commercial and protocol events he participated in, Alcaraz admitted that he was physically and mentally exhausted.
“I hardly had time to assimilate it, because although I was lost on the track for a few days, there were commitments and that did not allow me to disconnect as much as I needed,” he said.
In fact, he commented that tonight he would go out for a walk with his friends, but without losing sight of his great passion: “I will also be on my mobile following the match between Federer and Nadal.”
Regarding his evolution, which has taken him from the 32nd position where he started the year to the number one he occupies today, he acknowledged that he is “a different tennis player than a year ago”.
“Before I went to tournaments to learn and now, although I still have a lot to improve, I try not to let the pressure affect me negatively and I just want to continue enjoying tennis and smile on the court,” he added .
One of the next tournaments you will play is the Masters 1,000 of Paris-Bercy, where he had a very bad time last year when he lost to Frenchman Hugo Gaston in a match he was very good at on the track.
The Murcian, who publicly applauded his rival and celebrated his mistakes, ended that fight crying and covering his head with a towel, but almost a year later he made it clear that he was happy with what happened to him.
“I’m not going to Paris with extra pressure because of what happened and it’s good for me to go through this as soon as possible to control a similar situation, like in the semifinals of the US Open against Frances Tiafoe with the public cheering him on for being an American. I will go into that tournament as if it is different and with the intention of giving my best, as always,” he said.
In the final stage of the season, the possibility of closing the dream 2022 at the top of the world ranking is more real for Alcaraz, who has 6,740 points and leads the Norwegian Casper Ruud by 890, Rafa Nadal by 930 and is at 1675 in the Russian which is Daniil Medvedev.
“I see myself finishing the year as number one although there are still four scoring tournaments and a lot at stake,” said someone who hopes to continue in the same way and “obviously training with John Charles Ferrero in Villena.
“Nothing can be changed. My uncle, who is a fan of sailing, said, when the boat is going well, don’t hold on to anything,” he gave as an example.
The Alcaraz effect makes the Region of Murcia there are many boys and girls who want to play tennis and the protagonist of this “boom” does not hide his pleasure: “I love to be able to inspire what I do in the sport that has always focused my life” .
Alcaraz, who also follows the women’s circuit and declares himself an admirer Paula Badosa and the British Emma Raducanuhe was only left for a moment where he was serious throughout the press conference, when he was asked about the relationship with María González, a young tennis player and also from Murcia, which ended, he said, more than a year ago. .
“It bothers me that they say that because it’s my private life and, furthermore, it’s a lie, although she and I get along well today,” he stressed on that matter.
After receiving and addressing the press, Alcaraz was praised by dozens of people who crowded outside the Palace of San Esteban, including those who had been invited to a wedding held at the Church of San Miguel, and signed autographs and Taking pictures, he covered the few meters that separated him from the vehicle he came across for a long time.
Source: La Verdad
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