“I didn’t feel good on the court,” admits Alacaraz

Return to the complicated competition for the world number two who did not hide his disappointment after this new failure in a tournament which did not suit him.

On his evening performance

“I didn’t feel good on the court. There are many things to improve. I didn’t feel good on the pitch. In the game, I didn’t move well. However, I had good quality shots. But physically, in terms of movement, I really need to improve.”

About Roman Safiollin

“He didn’t surprise me at all because I knew the qualities he had. He has played at an excellent level in recent months, he has beaten great players, he has reached finals. I knew he was going to play at a very high level and he didn’t surprise me at all.”

At the end of the season

“I have time before the Turin Masters. There are a lot of training days to get to the level I want to play at. Right now, I’m not in the right frame of mind to talk about this. After this defeat, I have to take a step back before starting to think about the days to come and what I have to do or what I am going to do.

On his difficulties at Paris-Bercy

” I don’t know. The season has been so long, maybe it affects my game. I think this tournament has a lot of surprises because, as it is the end of the season, the players are tired. I have to find a solution so that in the coming years I will be better at this time of year.”