The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz acknowledged that he does not face the last Masters 1,000 of the year one hundred percentthe one in Paris, but He noted that he has recovered sufficiently from the physical problems that made him miss the Basel tournament and that he is in a position to have a good result in the French capital.
“I’m not going to say that I’m one hundred percent, that would be a lie at this time of year. After a long season everyone has physical problems. I feel some pain, but I have recovered well this week and I arrive with good feelings, well enough to be able to achieve a good result“said the number 2 in the ranking.
I’m not one hundred percent. I feel some pain, but I have recovered well this week and I arrive with good feelings
Carlos Alcaraz, number 2 ATP ranking
He explained that he is not fully recovered from the dragging problem on the sole of the footwhich generates “small discomforts”, but he said he notices it “less than before” and attributed it to the long season.
“In the end, we have to play with what there is, It has been a very demanding season and problems appear. “It’s normal, we’re doing well, with confidence and playing at a high level,” she commented.
The duel for number 1
with his aim declared to rise to number 1 in the world at the end of the seasonthe Spaniard comes to the tournament with the ambition of winning it, which is the best way to get closer to that goal, which he would then have to finish at the Turin Masters, which brings together the 8 best of the year.
“We are going to try to win the tournament, there are two tournaments left and I have to do my best here and in Turin. “I try to improve every day to have a very high level and try to win the tournament,” she said.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic pose during the training session they shared in Paris
His rival for that position is the Serbian Novak Djokovicwho with five titles is the most successful tennis player under the roof of Paris, but Alcaraz also assured that there are other players in a good moment who are candidates for the final title on this court.
The field is very open and many players can win the tournament
Carlos Alcaraz, number 1 ATP ranking
“The field is very open and many players can win the tournament,” said Alcaraz, who cited the Italian Jannik Sinner and the Russian Daniil Medvedev. The Spaniard trained this Sunday with Djokovic, an image that was much commented on.
“It was the best way to prepare for this tournament, to train with the best. We talked about it before arriving in Paris, We asked if we could train together and we did. He won. I hope it’s just in training“he commented. Alcaraz highlighted the good relationship he has with the Serbian despite the rivalry on the field.
It was the best way to prepare for this tournament, to train with the best. We talked about it before arriving in Paris
Carlos Alcaraz, number 1 ATP ranking
“We have a very pleasant treatment, he is a wonderful person, it is a pleasure to talk to him. He doesn’t give me advice, in the end we are fighting for the same goals, but we talked about other things, about the circuit, about things that can be done better, about other sports, I asked him about the rugby final he was in. In the end we played futtenis. Those are very good moments we have off the slopes. “It’s nice to be with him,” he commented.
Debut in Paris against Safiulin
Alcaraz will begin tomorrow his conquest of the third Masters 1,000 of this yearafter having won those in Indian Wells and Madrid, and will do so against the Russian Roman Safiullin, 45 in the world at 26 years old, who defeated the Frenchman Alexandre Muller, invited by the organizers, by 7-6(4) and 6-3.
Amazing last Wimbledon quarterfinalistthe one from Podolsk He is having the best season of his careerespecially on hard court, where at the beginning of the year he won the Koblenz challenger and where last month he reached the final in Chengdu, defeated by the German Alexander Zverev.
Alcaraz He arrives at a tournament that he has not been good at, cruelly eliminated in 2021 in the round of 16 by Frenchman Hugo Gastonsupported by an enthusiastic public that fell in love with the Spaniard, who was only 18 years old at the time, and who Last year he had to leave with back problems when he faced the Danish Holger Rune in the quarterfinals..
“I’m very excited about playing. I don’t have good memories, but I try to forget everything that happened in the past. In 2021 I didn’t have a good tournament, last year I passed rounds, I hope to improve this year. I am not going to think about past years, I am concentrating on this year, on the sensations on the court, which are very good, that is why I have decided to come to the tournament“said the Spaniard.
2023-10-30 16:58:20
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