“I’m better, the truth is that emotionally I’m very well. When I left Monte-Carlo I tried to do everything possible to be in Barcelona, which was a very good tournament for me, but I couldn’t.
It hurt me a lot to miss this tournament. We are doing everything in our power to recover, but I already took it for granted that I would play in Barcelona and that didn’t happen, so at this moment I don’t want to take anything for granted.”
With these words Carlos Alcaraz wanted to give an update to fans on his current physical condition, in an interview with Europa Press. “I dare say that we are on the right path and if everything goes well I think we will be there.
Of course it would be better for me to have one more day, obviously I would prefer to debut on Saturday. I will eventually have to come to terms with what I have to face” added the world number 3 on his uncertain participation in the Master 1000 in Madrid, which would represent his official debut on clay this season.
From Nadal to the ability not to put pressure on himself
Carlitos and Rafael Nadal ended up very far apart on the scoreboard. And the 20-year-old from Murcia himself expressed himself on this detail: “For me it will always mean something special to play with Rafa.
Of the three or four times I have played with him, two have been here in Madrid, so for me it would be a pleasure to be able to share the pitch with him once again, even if I am an opponent. Nothing is impossible, maybe we will face each other in the final, who knows.
This is tennis, anything can happen, every match is different, but as a player and speaking for myself, who in the end is my idol, obviously I would be thrilled to play against him.” Then he concluded: “I don’t put pressure on myself, I try to turn this situation into something positive.
It gives me a lot of energy to play here with my people, with my family, with my team, with my friends, for me it’s wonderful. I try to take it as positive energy, that extra motivation to play here, we don’t take it as pressure.”
