The Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz said this Monday, during the official presentation ceremony of the tournament Mutua Madrid opensthat starts this Tuesday, that his goal to Magic Box is “try to have fun and be happy”
“After yesterday’s final I’m a bit (tired), but I’m thinking about this tournament,” Alcaraz said the day after his victory against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the Conde de Godó Trophy, in Barcelona.
“We will try to enjoy and make the people happy, which is the important thing. We will take the pressure off and try not to think about all the people who are watching us,” added the world number 2 and first seed in Madrid.
About his sensations when he plays in Spain, Alcaraz commented: “It always motivates me that my family, my friends, that all the people are watching me and supporting me. I take it as opposite of being under pressure. It’s a joy to be able to play in front of my people and to be able to play in Spain. Playing in Spain is very different from other tournaments. For me it’s a different feeling”.
When asked how he has changed since his win in Madrid last year, Alcaraz He said: “I have a lot of experience since last year. I’ve grown both as a player and as a person. I’m still the same though; maybe a little more mature.”
The fourth favorite of the women’s draw in Madrid, the Tunisian, also got in on the act Ons Jabeur, who do not speak Spanish. “The patronage of the Spanish, although I understood nothing, except (when already mentioned) Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. I can say ‘Hala Madrid and I like Madrid'”, he said with a smile.
When it became known during the action that the mayor of Madrid, Jose Luis Martinez-Almeidais a fan of Atlético de Madrid, he offered, on the advice of the tournament director, Feliciano Lopez, an ‘Aúpa Atleti’. “This is for you,” he told her.
Feliciano Lopez He is happy “to have achieved the two-week event, which is what is missing to finish the growth, to reach the proposed goals.”
“That was the dream of the former owner of the tournament, our beloved Ion (Tyriac), and finally it’s here. Two weeks of great tennis with 96 players and 96 men. We are reaching the limits of growth. Since 2002 a lot has happened and the tournament will continue until 2031 for now.”
For Martínez-Almeida, the Mutua Madrid Open “is one of the events in the city, perhaps the most important at a sporting level from the point of view of international impact”.
“We are just behind the (four) Grand Slam tournaments. It is an unbeatable showcase as a city. Madrid is a city that meets all the conditions to host a great sporting event,” said the Mayor.
Source: La Verdad
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