Carlos Alcaraz Suffers Defeat in ATP 250 Buenos Aires Semifinal

Carlos Alcaraz looked like he was having a bad day this Saturday. Blunt, the protégé of Juan Carlos Ferrero suffered another defeat in the semi-final of the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires against the Chilean Nicolas Jarry (7-6 (7/2), 6-3). Title holder in the Argentine capital, the world number 2 is still missing the boat of (re)filling his trophy cabinet which he has not filled since Wimbledon last July. On nine occasions, the young Iberian left his coronation quests fanny.

This time, the pill had difficulty passing for the main interested party who is going through one of the first “zones of turbulence” of his young career. “It’s a difficult defeat for me. It hurt me a lot. There are a lot of things to improve. I played good tennis, but I have to raise the bar, I’m far from my real level. I prepared well. Physically, I feel good, but you have to know how to read the matches and move forward, there are no other options…”

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Find mental freshness

For his first tournament on earth of the season, Carlos Alcaraz never seemed sovereign in each of his outings. He was aware of this when rewinding to talk about his journey. “It was a complicated tournament, the first on clay in a long time (…) With Jarry, it was difficult to get into the match. I had many opportunities that I did not seize. When you waste them on players like him, it costs you dearly. It was a tough week but I learned a lot of things to improve.”

I have experienced many ups and downs that I cannot allow.

It is also on the mental level that the 20-year-old intends to focus his attention in the days and weeks to come. “Compared to 2023, there has been no improvement. For me, this is a very important element. My level of play is based on concentration, my attitude and my energy. In these matches, I “I have experienced several ups and downs that I cannot allow”, confides the main interested party, referring to the break points that he was unable to improve against the South American who will face the Argentinian Facundo Diaz Acosta in the final on Sunday.

The evil is not deep, but it seems to gnaw at the Murcian. No, it is not time to sound the alarm, but Carlos Alcaraz hopes to quickly find the keys to break his bad streak and get back on the right path. The rebound still comes via clay next week, in Rio this time, where he is still the title holder. The machine is stuck, but the Spaniard has already shown that he can quickly get it running at full speed.

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2024-02-18 15:24:00
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