The Spanish top star is clearly ready for a break. He has currently lost some of his top form.
Carlos Alcaraz only had one goal. “I’ll probably go home, I’m looking forward to it,” said the Spanish top star after his surprising and early exit from the Masters in Miami: “A few days chilling out with my family and friends. I don’t know how much rest my team will give me.”
Alcaraz was anything but at his best at the prestigious Masters event. The world number one missed out on the round of 16 with a 3:6, 7:5, 4:6 third-round defeat against the American Sebastian Korda and thus suffered his second setback in nine days. In Indian Wells, the seven-time Grand Slam winner was defeated in the semi-finals by Russia’s Daniil Medvedev. In doing so, he suffered his first defeat of the season after 16 previous victories.
Now the high-flyer, who has shared the last nine Grand Slam victories with Italian Jannik Sinner, obviously needs a break. This opens up opportunities for professionals like the German number one Alexander Zverev.
“The clay court season is just around the corner. I have some really good tournaments ahead of me that I’m really looking forward to,” said Alcaraz. He wants to recharge his batteries and then attack again. In the run-up to the highlight French Open (from May 24), the clay court season really kicks off at the beginning of April with the Masters in Monte-Carlo.
Alcaraz is the defending champion in Monaco as well as at Roland Garros. The exceptional player will be aiming to win his second major triumph this year in Paris after the Australian Open. He will work hard to achieve this after the short break and wants to be more dominant again, especially in the close moments. He will try to “push his opponents to their limits even more”, he announced confidently.