Carlos Alcarazqualified this Sunday for the round of 16 of the Madrid Masters 1,000, He asserted that he “didn’t quite trust” the right armbut even so he sees himself “continuing to move forward” in the tournament.
Alcaraz defeated Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild 6-3, 6-3 without showing any discomfort.
“I still don’t quite trust the arm. Not that I have doubts, but there is the issue. Every time I forced myself or hit a more aggressive right, the thought was about how he would react,” said the Spaniard at a press conference.
The current number 3 in the ranking considers the match against Seyboth Wild “very good”, but his goal remains not to hurt himself.
“Physically I feel fine. But jump on the track one day and see what happens… those thoughts will take a while to fade away.Alcaraz admitted, having missed the Monte Carlo and Barcelona tournaments due to arm discomfort.
“But I see myself as capable of continuing to move forward“He noted. “It’s not that he’s playing at a low percentage, but in a different way. I hit my forehand harder and harder and sometimes Juan Carlos Ferrero tells me, even though I feel good, that I don’t need much. “Now it’s about relaxing and putting your hand forward.”
About his opponent in the round of 16, the German Jan-Lennard Struffwho he lost to in the 2023 final, said he knew “his level, what his game is, a bit uncomfortable, with good baseline shots, serves and volleys.”
“But I’m very happy with the level I’m playing and at this level I can do great things. and I will have a chance to win the game. But I have to make him uncomfortable,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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