Carlos Alcaraz admitted, in a press conference, that he did not compete in the best conditions in this year’s edition of the Madrid Masters 1000where he fell in front of Andrey Rublev this Wednesday (1st), in the quarterfinals. The Spaniard, who celebrates his 21st birthday on Sunday, admits that he arrived in the Spanish capital with many doubts and that reaching this stage was already a good result.
“The day before playing here in Madrid I didn’t know if I would make it. I would have signed immediately to lose in three sets in the quarterfinals against Rublev. The round of 16 game took its toll and today I woke up full of body aches. Plus, I have the flu and none of that helped. I have to continue recovering physically and my confidence. I will go to Rome to try to improve, but I will still play with protection (on my forearm).”he explained.
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Alcaraz detailed a little more about his arm problem. “I have a long way to go. Every time I’m going to throw a right I think about my arm, whether I’m going to have pain, whether I’m going to get injured. I want to go to Rome and have less of that on my mind. I sincerely hope to be in a position to play at my best level and I believe I can do so.”
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