After losing his opening match at the ATP Finals, Carlos Alcaraz has given an explanation for his current problems. On Monday, Alexander Zverev defeated the world No. 2 seed, which was his third straight loss. Alcaraz blamed mental fatigue in a frank evaluation of his recent form of decline.
As Zverev overcame a set deficit to defeat the ATP Finals debutant 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 on Monday, Alcaraz suffered yet another defeat. This was his first losing run of three matches since March 2021, and it followed an unexpected first-round loss in Paris-Bercy and a round-of-16 exit at the Shanghai Masters.
Alcaraz stated his remarks in the post-match interview and said: “The truth is that I had been training quite well, with good feelings. I’m learning to handle it better and better. In the end, I am 20 years old, although I also consider myself a player with some experience from everything I have experienced. I still have a lot left, obviously, but I’m getting better at it every time. As I said, at least I am clear about what is happening to me and what I have to improve, and from there I will have to get to work and improve it.”
Congratulations to @AlexZverev for the win! 🤝🏻 This tournament is different in many ways, and one of them is that it allows you to reach the semis despite losing the first match! We will give our all on Wednesday! 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/meGdZMKehV
— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) November 13, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW At the moment ranked no.2, Alcaraz played his last match on the 13th of November when he surrendered to world no.7 Alexander Zverev 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
During this season Carlos has managed to achieve a composed 63-11 win-loss record. Carlos has won 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. The Spaniard got to the final in Rio de Janeiro and Cincinnati.
Carlos Alcaraz |
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