Carlos Alcaraz He arrived in Paris on Wednesday, four days after his debut at Roland Garros 2024. This is his fourth participation, with the idea of setting his best result, surpassing the semifinals of the last edition in a big way, when inexperience translates into the form of cramps against Novak Djokovic.
He did not show himself as the champion of Godó and Madrid, as in the previous two years, but at the age of 20 he considered it very good to be able to appear in Paris in a condition to get the rhythm of the competition and enter the fight for the Musketeers cup.
Absent in Monte Carlo and Godó, quarter-finalist in Madrid, his right arm again caused problems with muscle edema and he had to stop, giving up Roma.
In his official appearance before the media, Alcaraz assured that “I feel better and better. At least I can train without pain, which is very good for me.”
On Sunday the 26th he was in action, against a rival from the previous episode. With good vibes, because “We did a good job on the forearm to recover from the injury as soon as possible. We did everything at the right time. We started hitting balls, say, at my 30%, only to increase the intensity two After a few days, I decided to go to Paris when I saw that the intensity was increasing and everything was fine.
He put himself in the hands of his team, so he confessed that “when I do the tests, when I talk to the doctors, to my team, they explain to me what I have in my arm. I listen to them. , but I forget about it, and I focus on doing the things they tell me.
Now that “all I remember is that they told me it wouldn’t be serious, that it wouldn’t last long. And here we are recovering. I don’t feel any pain in practice, but still Think when I forehand, “Still a little scared me too when i hit a drive at 100 percent. That’s what I had to change in my first game, because I didn’t feel any pain.”
Forgetting a problem that hindered the entire trip to the dirt is not easy. Although in the draw he avoided major problems. When the name appeared Rafael Nadal in the box, remained aware of the draw if his rival was Carlos Alcaraz (no. 3) or Alexander Zverev (no. 4). He got German. “Honestly, when I saw that there was a fifty percent chance… better, no, honestly,” the Murcian said with a laugh. No one wants to cross paths with the fourteen-time champion in the first round, no matter the circumstances.
“It’s going to be a great challenge for me against whoever I face, because I’m coming back from an injury,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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