The Spanish tennis player, the defending champion, fell to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4. “I felt like I was 13,” she admits.
The Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraznumber two in the world, then removed in the quarterfinals of Miami Masters 1000 when falling against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (12) by 6-2 and 6-4.
Alcarazrecent champion of Indian Wells and defending champion in Miami, was no match for the solid and powerful tennis of a Dimitrovchampion this year in Brisbane, after one hour and 32 minutes of play.
In this way, the Haskovo-born put a record at 2-3 against the Murcian and will play against the German. Alexander Zverev next time.
The other semi-final, meanwhile, will be played by the Italians Jannik Sinner and the Russian Daniel Medvedevin the reissue of the 2023 final, won second.
Alcaraz’s sadness: “Dimitrov makes me feel 13 years old”
Alcaraz and Dimitrov They gave a show in the center court of Miamiattended by past and present sports stars such as former boxer Mike Tyson, Spanish soccer player Sergio Busquets and basketball player Jimmy Butler.
After the match, the Spanish tennis player admitted in a press conference that the Bulgarian made him feel as if he is “13 years old”, making sure he doesn’t know his “weakness”.
“I have a lot of frustrations now, because I felt like I was 13 years old. It’s crazy. I am talking to my team saying I don’t know what to do. I don’t know your weakness, I don’t know anything” he admitted Alcaraz.
And I added: “He played incredible tennis, almost perfect, if I can say perfect. I couldn’t find a solution, I couldn’t find a way to make him uncomfortable on the court. It was a great game on his part.“.
Despite not being able to defend the title won in Miami in 2023, the Murcian enjoyed his role this week. “I think I played tennis well. I came off the court thinking that maybe I should change my game a little bit, but I feel like I played great tennis. It’s not perfect, but it’s good.” he explained.
“I have to wait a few days to see everything, but right now there is no time to give up. There are many tournaments in the season, the season has just started. I need to practice. I’m enjoying training and I’m looking forward to playing in the next tournament.“, he concluded.
Source: Tycsports
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