Carlos Alcaraz He has things very clear. At 20 years old, he demands himself and also the playing conditions of current tennis. There was a bit of a slap on the wrist for the organization, the ATP, and also for himself, because he was asking for more and he didn’t want to be as tired as he felt in the last stage of the season.
He made no excuses for his defeat against the German Alexander Zverev, who opened the Red Group of the ATP Finals, won 6-7 (3), 6-3 and 6-4. He reflected on his game, which he didn’t like, and a play surface he didn’t like either.
“It’s the fastest surface of the year, that’s for sure. I don’t know why they put this type of surface at the end of the year because all the tournaments we played on the hard court were slow. We went here and put them it very quickly. No “I would say if they should have a tournament outside or indoors, but I don’t understand the speed of the surface because we don’t play on a court like that all year,” analyzed Alcaraz, who also criticized the constant change in ball types.from one week to another.
He is number two in the world, a solid figure, and he also wants his voice to have weight. Although he is more interested in his own path, because “I have to improve a lot of things. I train well, with good feelings, I feel good physically, but I don’t feel good at the level of tennis.”
He wasn’t smiling or enjoying himself like he had done months ago. “The year has been very long and demanding. I need to improve to reach this point of the year in better conditions, especially mentally. I attribute these defeats mainly to mental fatigue, from for reaching such high demands for so long. If I want to win this title one day or finish the year as number 1, I have to improve and get to this point wanting to win what is given to me,” he stressed.
Control every detail because that’s what they’re made of and they’re the best in the sport. And he looks the greatest improve. “I looked Djokovic. AND Djokovic It doesn’t give you any points the first time. I have to improve on that, that’s what I have in mind. Consistency, which I lack a lot.”
He has two games ahead, against Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, maintains options of reaching the semifinals. “This defeat does not leave me, so I have opportunities to continue to improve and pass. I have to study the things that I did not do well today, which is quite a bit. The second serve. And although the court super fast, the consistency. At the end of the second set and the beginning of the third, I threw several points away at first,” he lamented.
The weather is exceptional, but we ask for more. At 20 years old, he logically feels in a learning phase because he does not want to stop at what he has achieved. “Every day I’m learning to handle it better. I’m 20 years old and I still have a lot to improve, but I have experience and I’m better able to deal with these types of players. In the tournament that this, every match could be a Grand Slam final” he recalled.
Source: La Verdad
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