Alcaraz’s powerful message after his loss against Paul

Carlos Alcaraz had a match point to resolve his debut in a victory Canadian ATP Masters 1000but the American tommy paul He responded with a serve of more than 220 km / hour. An act that sums up the North American state of grace and suggests that this is not the Murcian day.

the student of John Charles Ferrero He was unable to close out that second set as he dominated 5-1 and had no option on that match point at 7-6 in the tiebreak. He lost 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7) and 6-3 in 3h.20′ of the game in the middle. The same one where the number 1 and current champion, the Russian, lost Daniil Medvedevat the hands of a Nick Kyrgos in top form: 6-7 (2), 6-4 and 6-2.

Alcaraz, 19 years old and number 4 in the world, suffered throughout the match with the leather Paul, 25 years old and number 34. He made many mistakes, suffered many ups and downs, with more minutes down than up .

The man from El Palmar did not hide from the analysis of what happened. He commented about it in front of the media and featured it publicly through social networks. His message is powerful, revealing.

“It is the first time that I could not handle the pressure. I have to be prepared for this pressure, this type of moment. Learn to handle them,” Alcaraz said, speaking in English.

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Everything is very fast. He is still young, he is in the middle of a learning phase although he has won 42 of his 50 matches this season, covering the tournaments of Rio, Miami, Godó and Madrid, lost in the finals Hamburg and Umag.

Suddenly he finds himself second seeded in a draw he didn’t enter directly twelve months ago because he didn’t have a ranking for it yet. Using drops of Alexander Zverev and Rafael Nadaltopped the Canadian competition below.

And he is deep in the battle for season finale number one. Behind Rafa Nadal in terms of options, but there is a possibility that he will fight with his compatriot. Both are best placed to dethrone the current No. 1 Daniil Medvedev.

In fact, Rafa Nadal will have the number one mathematical option in Cincinnati, who happened to be the champion of this Masters 1000 ATP (August 14 to 21) and Medvedev did not reach the quarterfinals. The Spaniard announced on Thursday that he will appear again at this event, once he overcomes the stomach injury sustained at Wimbledon.