Carlos Alcaraz: enjoyment of the game, balance in the season and goal at the ATP Finals

The tennis season will officially end on ATP Finalscompetition in which the top eight players of the season will compete in Turin, Italy from November 11 to 18 for one of the most prestigious trophies on the circuit.

Located in third place in race since 6810, mainly as a result of his coronations at Indian Wells, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Beijing, Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz (3rd place) will present second case In the tournament he split John Newcombe’s group with German Alexander Zverev (3rd place), Norwegian Kasper Ruud (7th place) and Russian Andrey Rublev (9th place).

“The end of last year was difficult for me

I couldn’t play at my highest level. The last two matches here were not bad, but two or three tournaments before that I didn’t do this. I realized that at this stage of the year I needed to change things up a bit.– began the student of Juan Carlos Ferrero, who lost 6-3 and 6-2 to Serbian Novak Djokovic (6th seed) in the semi-finals of 2023, in normal mode. Media Day.

Subsequently, the winner of 16 titles emphasized the importance of enjoying the process, and also thanked local fans for their support: “When I smile on the court, I play my best tennis and shots.. I always try to make people enjoy watching tennis. My type of game makes people enjoy this sport, perhaps also because of the way I carry myself on the court. “I don’t know if it’s my tennis or my character, but I’m very grateful to feel the love of the Italians.”

“I’ve learned a lot this year and know myself better as a person and a player.

: What do I need to do, what do I need on and off the court, training on the weekends. Some lesions were very painful.. My goal is not only on the court, but also what I should do on my free days: how many days to rest before going to the tournament in order to prepare as best as possible,” admitted the former world number one, who has 52 wins and 11 losses. within 2024.

In turn, the silver medalist of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris continued: “I came here a little different. I’m approaching this tournament differently.knowing that I need to change something if I want to achieve good results and move forward. I didn’t start last year very well with the first games. I will try to play at the same level as good tennis. I come here with great motivation“.

“I come with the goal of winning, I want to put this trophy next to others.. I’ll be facing the best players in the world, so I’ll have to do my best,” said the young man from Murcia, who makes his debut next Monday against the Nordics, an opponent he’s beaten on all four occasions.

Finally, Alcaraz concluded his review of his current schedule: “You can never rate a season 10 out of 10 because you can always do better. But It’s been an incredible year for me, I’d say 8.50 or 9.. It could have been better with a gold medal or other tournaments, but I would give it 8.50.”