Ten days after the win Miami Masters 1000The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz facing his presentation on clay in his first presence at Monte Carlo Masters 1000 which will start in the second round, against the Americans sebastian korda and has number one in the world, the Serbian Novak Djokovicon the horizon of the tournament draw.
Alcaraz, the eleventh player in the world and the second best tennis player on the circuit so far this season, assumes that he has become one of the attractions of the tournament although he prefers to keep concentration on each subsequent rival and face the competitions step by step.
The 18-year-old tennis player from El Palmar will be in action on Wednesday. He was the eighth favorite of the event. He will play against Korda who eliminated Dutchman Botic Van De Zandschulp in the first round on Monday. Djokovic, who returned to competition a month and a half after his presence in the Dubai tournament, could cross his path to the quarterfinals.
“I don’t want to hurry, I just focus on the first game”Alcaraz said of Monte Carlo.
“Locally, If I eventually play Novak Djokovic, it will be a great fight. Playing against the number one player in the world would be awesome for me.but I hope he plays well in the first games and I hope I can face him later, in the quarterfinals ”, added the Spanish tennis player who defeated Korda in the New Generation Finals last year.
Alcaraz’s anxiety was not suppressed. Although the Spaniard pretends to be careful and calm. “Sometimes it’s hard, but I try to make it easy.”
“I am here for the first time and everything is new to me. I work hard and I try to control my nerves, ”admits Alcaraz, who showed no signs of feeling the impact of the size of an event like Miami, where he became the youngest champion in 37 years of the tournament and the first Spaniard to win a trophy ..
Carlos Alcaraz had little time to assume the surface change. From the hard courts of the American tour to the clay of Monte Carlo, the beginning of the clay season.
Murcian still assimilates success in Miami. “It was really special for me. I had time to celebrate with my friends and family at home for a few daysbut now is the time to focus on clay and the first Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo. ”
Alcaraz has already had the opportunity to work out at the Montecarlo Country Club facilities. “This place is amazing. The play here is awesome. On Saturday I did my first training session and before that I looked around the stadium and facilities. I took some pictures of the scenery, the views, the sea. Very good“, he pointed out.
The Spanish tennis player praised the work and support of the entire team that is his captains Juan Carlos Ferrero: “They support me a lot and without them it would not be possible to be here, winning my first Masters 1000. They support me much, they try hard and they are talking to me every day, telling me the negative things, the things that I have to improve, the things that I don’t do well. That helped me a lot. “
His team is working to maintain the player’s concentration and isolate him from the noise caused by his interference at the height of the circuit. Alcaraz, however, is not afraid that success could change him and divert attention.
“Of course, I will always be the same person. I will never change“, assured Alcaraz, who will debut in Monte Carlo on Wednesday.
Source: La Verdad
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