The Spanish tennis player begins his grass tour on Tuesday, making his debut in the ATP 500 at Queen’s in London, a competition of which he is the first favorite. Regarding a possible crossing with Djokovic in the coming weeks, the Murcian admitted that he could beat him, even if on grass his chances are diminishing.
Delete and new account. with this mentality Carlos Alcaraz intends to face Queen’s ATP 500 (England) a contest that begins this Monday, June 19 and in which the Spaniard is the first seed.
The world number two now wants to leave in the past what he experienced a little over a week ago against Novak Djokovic (1st) in the semi-finals of Roland Garros, when cramps played a trick on him in the defeat against the Serb.
After the loss to the Balkans, Alcaraz admitted that “he had never felt such pressure”, a situation the El Palmar-born man says he has already overcome in his goal to successfully start your grass tower .
In this sense, the 20-year-old took the opportunity to clarify that he is in excellent physical condition after his time in Paris: “I know I’m at a good level. There are people who believe that what happened to me against Djokovic was an injury, but it was not like that (…); two days later it was perfect. This past season I’ve had a few more injuries than on other occasions, but we’re doing a good physical job.” .
On his arrival in the English capital, he declared that “I arrived in London on Saturday morning and had my first grass training session yesterday. I haven’t been able to train much at home because we don’t have that kind of track.” pointed out the former number one in the ranking.
“I have to adapt my movements and my strokes to the grass, but I’m very happy with the training I’ve had here” then adding that “The most difficult thing is to move well. You have to be more careful than on other surfaces so, for me, moving on grass is the most difficult thing.” he pointed out.
On this point, he added that “There are players who use the cut a lot on the grass. I’m not one of them, so I have to think about the movement. I have to focus on every movement and hit. For me it’s more exhausting to move on the grass; It’s totally different, so you have to be very precise.” .
However, Alcaraz also took advantage of highlighting the benefits of the herb: “The most comfortable thing is going to net and playing aggressive all the time. For me, it’s similar to other surfaces with my style. Playing like that is comfortable and I like it” he stated.
Finally, and on the budding rivalry with Novak Djokovic the murcian indicated that “I think I can win every tournament I play. He, along with Federer, is one of the best to ever step onto a grass pitch, so it will be tough. I’m not saying I’m not qualified to beat him, but on grass I have less chance” he concluded.
Carlos Alcaraz will make his Queen’s ATP 500 debut this Tuesday, June 20 against the 19-year-old Frenchman Arthur Phils (66th) player from the rankings.
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