Carlos Alcaraz clarifies his presence in Madrid: “I think I will be able to participate”

Will Carlos Alcaraz play in Madrid? This question was answered by the world no.3 himself, present last night at the ceremony Laureus World Sports Awards of the Spanish capitalwhom they crowned Novak Djokovic as “Best sportsman of the year”. Nole will not play in the Iberian Masters1000, while Carlos is doing everything to be there.

“Judging by the sensations, I think I will be able to participate in the tournament“, the words of the tightrope walker from Murcia who skipped Monte Carlo and Barcelona for an injury to his right forearm that prevented him from hitting the forehand well. A problem that seems on the way to being resolved, but we want to be cautious: “I feel better physically and emotionally very well, but I don’t want to say anything because I said I would play for Barcelona and in the end it wasn’t possible. I have already trained in Madrid, I had good sensations and I think we are on the right path“.

Undoubtedly, Alcaraz will not be in the best of his physical conditionbut the desire is to try to defend the title at the Caja Magica, won in the last two editions: “I arrive without rhythm and without matches on clay. But playing in Madrid gives me positive energy, playing in front of my friends and my people. I have been following this tournament since I was five years old, playing it is an extra motivation for me“, he added.

The n.3 in the ranking, the n.2 seed of the tournament, if he manages to play, will start their journey from the second round, facing the winner between the Kazakh Shevchenko and the French Rinderknech.

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