Carlos Alcaraz stated on Thursday that the rigorous tennis schedule had left him with little time to celebrate winning the China Open because he had to leave the stadium right away to catch a plane to the ongoing Shanghai Masters.
After an exhausting three hours and twenty-one minutes on Wednesday night in Beijing, Alcaraz defeated world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, but by midday, he was in Shanghai for a press conference.
The 21-year-old has previously declared that the men’s tennis schedule will ruin us and that we must take action, but he appeared to temper his remarks on Thursday.
Alcaraz talked about it and said: “The tennis schedule is so, so tight, we’re travelling from tournament to tournament with just one or two days before the tournament begins, so it is difficult, but we have to get used to it.”
He informed reporters that he would only have time for a press conference and a quick shower before rushing to the airport because he had to bring all of his luggage to the stadium before the Beijing final.
He added: “I just did everything in a rush. We arrived here in Shanghai super late so I couldn’t sleep as much as I wanted.”
On Saturday, Alcaraz will take on Shang Juncheng in his opening match of the competition. Last month, Juncheng won the Chengdu Open, making him just the second player from China to win an ATP Tour singles title.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Now ranked no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 2nd of October when he overcame world no.1 Jannik Sinner 6-7(6) 6-4 7-6(3)
in the final in Beijing to win his 17th career title.Until now, during this year Carlos achieved a 48-9 record. Alcaraz conquered 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. The Spaniard got to the final in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.357 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . In the past, they have never played each other up to now in top competitions.
The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz reached the final in Paris (Olympics).
Carlos won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.
Carlos Alcaraz |
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