Carlos Alcaraz lost 6-3 6-4 against Russian Roman Safiullin, the 26-year-old, world number 45 and had three previous shooting matches as he needed to win the previous round against Arthur Cazaux and Jordan Thompson , during the addition of Alexandre Muller in the first round of the main draw, where the Murcian, 20 years old and No. 2, is exempt.
Second loss in a row for Alcaraz, who returned to the ATP Tour after losing, twenty days earlier, against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000. In Rome’s third-round elimination against Fabian Maroszan, their worst result in an overall more than positive campaign.
However, he choked in the final part, when he fought for the number one of the year with Novak Djokovic, who was in his hands to increase the lead to 500 points and leave the issue to be seen for mathematical judgment in the ATP Finals in Turin.from November 12 to 19.
This is Alcaraz’s last official appointment. “The season has been long, and that probably affects my game. This tournament has many surprises. All the players are tired, but for my part I have to discover, and I will try to be better in this part of the year ,” analyzed.
It gives signs of exhaustion. Regarding the nature of his defeat against Safiullin, he ruled out a physical problem as an explanation, although it caused discomfort in the plantar fascia of his left foot. “Not at all. I just didn’t feel good on the court. I have a lot of things to improve, to train. I didn’t move well. There were quality shots, but not movement,” he said.
He praised Safiullin. “I’m not surprised.
Source: La Verdad
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