Carlos Alcaraz’s elimination in The former world number one, who recently acknowledged that he has never played his best tennis under these circumstances, advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2022 Masters 1000 with the greatest finish of the season.
Even although the world number two only really began to play in the second set, the young Spanish champion was ultimately upset by local hero Ugo Humbert in a very dramatic match. French player, who had the support of his supporters and was able to play without too much pressure, made a difference in the third set’s pivotal time and expertly took advantage of his opponent’s many unforced mistakes.
be in poor shape and stated that he was uncomfortable on extremely fast surfaces, as demonstrated in Cincinnati this summer. He had already failed to printhis debut match against Nicolas Jarry. order to adjustthe conditions and be prepared for the start of the Nitto ATP Finals, which he lost to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals last year, the four-time Grand Slam champion will shortly arrive in Turin.
A poor KO
The German Alexander Zverev may surpass the Spanish ace in second place in the ATP rankings as a result of his early elimination in Paris-Bercy. It would be a major issue for Alcaraz, who would already have to play his fiercest opponent, Jannik Sinner, in the ATP Finals in Turin’s group round.
The German champion needs to make it to at least the final of the Masters 1000 in Paris-Bercy in order to pass Carlitos in the ATP rankings. Today, Sascha will play Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals, andthe winner of Holger Rune vs. Alex de Minaur will play him in the semi-finals.
Alcaraz has already voiced numerous grievances against the excessive speed of these courts following his opening encounter with Jarry in Bercy. “It is the fastest court in the Masters 1000, probably on the tour right now,”the Spaniard stated during his news conference after playing the opening match. “This is absurd. not sure. fastest one in this competition the past ten years, you know.
I have no idea why they do that. I’m not sure why, but a court from one event has changed significantly, yet it’s evident that it’s the same tournament as in previous years. I visited here not too many days ago since it surprised me a little. have arrived sooner to acclimate these conditions, but I didn’t. say, though, is that I don’t understand why they did it.
Humbert’s performance was hailed by the former world No. 1: “Well, not indoor courts. This court. Really, I don’t want to say anything that could be interpreted as an excuse. For instance, the indoor Davis Cup court, where I played, was much slower than this one.First of all, it’s clear that Ugo deserves to win. However, it depends. instance, the indoor Davis Cup court, where I play, was much slower than this one.
Too many peaks and valleys
This loss in Paris-Bercy demonstrates that Alcaraz’s 2024 campaign was marked by a number of highs and lows. The Spanish ace will need to be more consistent in order to catch up to Sinnerin the ATP ranking, but a season that includes two Grand Slam victories, a Masters 1000, and the silver medal at the Olympics in Paris can never be seen negatively.
Carlos’ next targets are the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga and the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, where he hopes to cap off an outstanding year. The number two player in the world dislikes playing in conditions that are too fast, as he had already mentioned at the Cincinnati event this summer. This is because he does not have enough time to arrange his pace changes and variations from the baseline.
“For me, it’s pretty quick. In an interview with Tennis TV, the Spaniard clarified, “To be honest, it depends on the player; you know, some players like this speed.” But for the sake of the competition and the spectators, I believe it should run a little more slowly. There will be more rallies and more tennis to see. However, since we play tennis, every week is unique in terms of the courts, balls, and conditions we encounter. However, he came to the conclusion that there was nothing we could do about it.We must adjust to it, but eventually things ought to be better and different. to the conclusion that there was nothing we could do about it.