After the scare, the anxiety and some cold sweat, Carlos Alcaraz argues with the speech of the gifted student. That’s what references are for. “Yes, it is true that it was difficult for me to return to the match, but well, Djokovic already said it, that in the end it is impossible for us to go from the first to the last ball without there being a bad moment or ups and downs. But if that can last only one game, much better than a set and a half; So, that’s what we have to work on, so that it doesn’t last so long and we can return as soon as possible,” answers the Murcian, who has previously managed to escape a good situation (6-3, 6-4, 2-6 and 6-2, in 3h 09m) against a rival, named Jesper de Jong, whom he completely did not know.
The file says that the Dutchman is 23 years old and that he is 175th in the world; Also, his experience on the ATP circuit is very less (eight matches), and on land (three) even more. “I don’t think it was a distraction, but rather a lack of energy. In a Grand Slam there are moments when it is a little more difficult for you to have high energy, and that is what needs to change,” he continues when one of the journalists reminds him of the precision of former player Tim Henman during the broadcast on British television. , the Murcian also referring to the conditions posed by another day of rain and humidity in Paris, a heavy ball because it gets soaked and “gets big,” and thus “it is difficult to move it,” he remarks.
The fact is that Alcaraz is still in that state of containment forced by the fear of suffering greater damage to his right forearm, which began to hurt at the beginning of April and has completely conditioned his landing at Roland Garros, drastically cutting his calendar. —goodbye Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome—. The man from Murcia says that it no longer hurts and that for now he has not noticed “anything”, but at the same time he admits that he has been “a little scared about how he was going to react” to the demanding scenario posed by the harsh weather in Paris. , autumning almost in June. But the story is not about time, but about fears and wives. Carlitos chained.
The tennis player does not finish getting rid of his misgivings and remains competitively tied up, thinking too much about the pronator muscle being able to entangle itself and manifest itself again, still sporting that compression mesh on the extremity. He doesn’t trust her and his thoughts remain contaminated. “I don’t blame the ups and downs at all on my arm, but on me. There is no other”, he explains. His game, however, suffers and becomes denatured. There is no shortage of fantasy pills or those lines federerians on the volley and the drop shot, but the drive It does not finish governing and the exchanges are equalized. He benefited at the premiere from the disorder of the American Wolf, but before De Jong he once again thought more than necessary and the smile, that particular flag of his, was appreciated in dribs and drabs. He fails to break the straitjacket, trusting that time will bring the click at one moment and another.
In any case, Alcaraz is an optimistic guy and appreciates having been able to overcome the downturn against the Dutchman, knowing that big tournaments hide downturns and that moving forward on difficult days can provide an extra boost in the following seasons. “I played great tennis in the first and second sets; well, at a good level”, he corrects himself. “And the third was very bad on my part. The fourth (four tackle breaks) I struggled to get into the rhythm of the game, so I’m happy to have been mentally well; A positive attitude helps a lot, although sometimes it is difficult to have it because negative thoughts and bad moments come to you, but that is when you have to put on your good face,” continues the Murcian.
The statistical sheet reveals an abundance of unforced errors – 47 in total, 11 more than the opponent – and five serves delivered; However, Alcaraz prefers to see the glass half full and keep the correction in time that guides him towards the third round, in which he will meet Sebastian Korda or Soonwoo Kwon – to resolve the duel today as a result of the rain – . “There are things to improve, obviously,” he says. “Try to spend more time in an attacking position or try to get a little more (inside) into the rally. In the end, if I want to have a good result here, at Roland Garros, I have to maintain energy and continuity in long exchanges,” he closes.
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