Alcaraz after his elimination in Miami: "Losing in the second round hurts a lot"
A thunderclap in Miami! One of the title favorites and the 2022 Florida champion, Carlos Alcaraz, fell in his opening match against a very strong David Goffin, who turned the match around (5-7, 6-4, 6-3), not conceding a single break point in the last two sets.
After his defeat to Jack Draper in the semifinals at Indian Wells, the Spaniard confirms his struggles at the start of the season. In a press conference, the four-time Grand Slam winner spoke after this new setback and did not seek excuses to justify his loss.
"It was a very poor level from me, I admit it, David was better than me. After the first set, I think he started to play better, and my level dropped, even though he was already playing well. His first-serve percentage really helped him raise his game, but overall, I think my level of play was very low.
I didn't play well, and physically I wasn't feeling great either. But all the credit goes to David. In these kinds of matches, when you don't have confidence, whether physically or in your game, everything becomes much harder.
I think it showed in the last two sets, where I couldn't push myself to play better tennis. From the first few games, I started playing worse, making mistakes, until he broke my serve. Being down a break in the third set made me feel really bad.
After the first set, I had the feeling that this match was going to be tougher than the previous ones, and then I started feeling more fatigue in my legs, especially towards the end of the second set. I don't know yet how the next few days will be for me, I'll have time to analyze what happened and also to forget it.
I know this part of the season very well, I've played great tennis in these tournaments in the past. I think I did well at Indian Wells, but with this loss, I don't know what to say anymore.
The truth is, this is a tournament where I want to perform well, and emotionally, losing in the second round hurts a lot," the Spanish player explained to the media Punto De Break.
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