By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday August 16, 2024
When Carlos Alcaraz walked onto Middle Courtroom in Cincinnati on Thursday, he wanted solely six factors to eradicated Gael Monfils and proceed his progress on the Cincinnati Open.
However issues rapidly modified when Monfils completed off the pair’s rain-suspeneded second-set tiebreak and proceeded to complete off Alcaraz in three units, 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4.
It was ominous to observe the 21-year-old four-time main champion smash a racquet early within the third set. He was down a break and hoping to fireplace himself up, nevertheless it by no means occurred.
“I do not know what occurred. I could not management myself. I could not be higher. So this match, it was inconceivable to win, and that is all,” he instructed reporters.
“He desperately needs to win this match” 👀#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/QkiDhvNHtw
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 16, 2024
Worst match of my profession
Alcaraz, who was defending runner up factors in Cincinnati, went on to name his efficiency the worst of his profession.
“tt was actually powerful for me,” he mentioned. “I felt prefer it was the worst match that I’ve ever performed in my profession – couldn’t play, actually. “I’ve been practising rather well at this event, the earlier days. I used to be feeling nice hitting the ball clear, transferring properly.”
The Spaniard, who gained main titles at Roland-Garros and Wimbledon this 12 months, earlier than snagging a silver medal on the Olympic video games in Paris, says the Middle Courtroom in Cincinnati was enjoying sooner than he remembered, and it affected his efficiency.
“I felt prefer it was one other sport enjoying on the middle courtroom than the opposite courts,” he mentioned. “The balls have been sooner on the middle courtroom, bouncing way more than on the opposite courts. As I mentioned actually I got here right here considering that I’m feeling good, that I’m going to [play] good tennis as a result of I’m used to enjoying on this courtroom. I understand how to play on this courtroom, however I felt like [it was a] completely totally different floor, a very totally different sport.
“It was the worst match I’ve ever performed in my profession”
Alcaraz displays on his powerful loss to Monfils at #CincyTennis 🎙 pic.twitter.com/IWc1ddpsZc
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 16, 2024
Requested what the positives that he might take away from the early loss have been, he had nothing so as to add.
“It is form of actually tough to seek out some great things from this match,” he mentioned. “So I wish to overlook it, and attempt to transfer on to New York. I am going to go to New York and I am going to attempt to practise properly, to get used to these courts. And I’ll overlook this match, as a result of I believe it’s inconceivable to get any good issues about this match.”
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