The Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz confessed this Monday that he is now “better” from his arm injury that made him miss the Monte Carlo and Barcelona tournaments and that he is “with positive feelings” about being in the Mutua Madrid Open, a tournament that He has won the last two years and so he does not see himself as the rival to beat because he arrives “without training, without rhythm and without matches on land.”
“I’m better, the truth is, emotionally I’m very good. When I left Monte Carlo I tried to do everything possible to be in Barcelona, which was a very nice tournament for me and I couldn’t, which hurt me,” he said. Carlos Alcaraz during the presentation of the tournament in the Plaza Mayor of Madrid.
The Murcian recalled that this event, which he has won the last two years, is one of his “favorites” and that “every year” he hopes to be able to “play.” “We are doing everything in our power to be able to recover, but I already took it for granted that Barcelona was going to play and I didn’t, so right now I don’t want to take anything for granted,” he added.
In any case, he wanted to be optimistic because this Monday he was training “with a racket” at the Caja Mágica and it was “very positive, very good feelings.” “I think I dare say that we are on the right path and if everything goes the same I think we will be there,” said the man from El Palmar, who did not hide that “of course” it would be better for him to “have one more day” and that I would prefer to play on Saturday, but “that’s always going to be a draw” and they will have to “deal” with what they have to deal with.
In this Mutua Madrid Open he could face his compatriot Rafa Nadal, whom he eliminated last year. “Obviously, for me it will always be special to play with Rafa. Of the three or four times I have played with him, two have been here in Madrid and for me it would be a pleasure to be able to share the court with him, even though he is an opponent. “he commented.
“Nothing is impossible, maybe we will face each other in the final, who knows or not. In the end this is tennis, anything can happen, each match is different, but as a player and speaking for myself, who in the end is my idol, Of course I would be excited to play against him,” Alcaraz added.
The Murcian tennis player also made it clear that he “no” considers himself a favorite because that is something “complicated in the world of tennis.” “As I said, every game is a world, anything can happen, you have to get on the court and play the games, and now even less so for me, who comes without training, without rhythm, without matches on land, but we are going to face it with the same enthusiasm and I hope I can achieve good results,” he warned.
“No, I don’t put pressure on myself, I try to transform it into something positive,” he replied about whether he was more nervous about playing in Madrid in front of the Spanish fans. “It gives me a lot of energy to play here with my people, with my family, with my team, with my friends, for me that is wonderful. I try to take it as positive energy, that extra motivation to play here, we don’t take it as pressure,” he said.