SA Carlos Alcaraz He didn’t get off to a great start at the ATP Finals, the season’s best Masters tournament. He lost in his debut, in 2023, against the German Alexander Zverev. He repeated his experience against the Norwegian Casper Ruud in 2024.
Even the Scandinavian 6-1 and 7-5 in Spanish have a wider reading than strictly sports. “It’s sad for him, but it’s also part of the game,” said Ruud just after the win, knowing that the Murcian has a cold these days.
An Alcaraz on the track is not normal. He is often guilty of excess rather than defect. He was not a restrained tennis player, nor was his coaching staff, this time quieter than usual, wanting to bring peace to a troubled student, as they knew from the previous session of warm-up in the morning.
It is necessary to listen, however, to Carlos Alcaraz. Find out how he felt in the Inalpi Arena, what could be the solution for Wednesday, when he faces the loser of another duel in the group, between the German. Alexander Zverev and the Russian Andrey Rublev.
The Murcian, 21 years old and world No. 3, addressed the media at the official press conference. He immediately gave details of how the cold had worsened in Italy, especially on the morning of his first game.
“A few days before coming I got sick. When I got here I felt better, I can compete, play long rallies, but in matches it’s different. I was hoping that in these days it will be better, but now it’s not I feel bad for everything. Since the morning I feel sick to my stomach.
Difficulty breathing, stomach ache. In other words, a whole cold. He admitted that “my stomach has limited me from playing comfortably. I could have done better, yes. I know that I will not be good in all the games I have played this year, but it has been difficult for to me that did not Breathe well, the fact of drowning made me limited in recovery.
He was not eliminated, he continues to fight for one of the two places in the semifinals. “If I base myself on how I feel, it’s hard to think about the semifinals. But hopefully I’ll feel better as the days go by because the good thing about tennis is that you can be really bad one day and improve a lot in next match and play the best of the year,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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