Alcaraz reacts to Sorribes Tormo's break: "It's a shame. I hope she comes back"
After his victory against Laslo Djere in Barcelona, Carlos Alcaraz responded to Sara Sorribes Tormo's announcement that she is taking an indefinite break from tennis.
"It's a shame that Sara, such a happy person, says these words and steps away from tennis for a few months or who knows how long.
What I wish for her is that she soon finds the answers she needs and returns to play, to smile, and above all, to fight, because she’s a warrior.
These days, we and everyone else pay a lot of attention to social media, and we read all kinds of comments, both positive and negative, but unfortunately, we focus more on the negative, and it affects us.
Tennis is a very demanding sport where it’s practically week after week, and you have to maintain a very high level of mental toughness. Often, we don’t realize we need to stop until we reach a point where taking a few days off isn’t enough."
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