World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz was stunned in his opening match of the Paris Masters by Cameron Norrie and afterwards he revealed \u201che didn\u2019t feel well\u201d although he gave credit to the British player.<\/p>\n
Playing for the first time since winning the Japan Open<\/a> at the end of September, Alcaraz<\/a> kicked off his bid for a fourth title in a row with a solid opening set, but then lost his way to go down 6-4, 3-6, 4-6.<\/p>\n Having won the Cincinnati Masters, US Open and Japan Open, it marked the six-time Grand Slam winner\u2019s first defeat on the ATP Tour since Wimbledon back in July when he lost against Jannik Sinner in the final.<\/p>\n Q:<\/strong> Carlos, bad luck. What do you think were the keys to today\u2019s match?<\/p>\n CARLOS ALCARAZ:<\/strong> \u201cWell, I just I didn\u2019t feel well today. A lot of mistakes. Not feeling\u2026 I had no feeling at all. I think Norrie played really great tennis today, as well. Solid match. And I think that was the key.\u201d<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> How did you expect the lack of sensation? Because you were training since many days here.<\/p>\n CARLOS ALCARAZ:<\/strong> \u201cI don\u2019t know. Yeah, yeah. I had a lot of practices here, which I was feeling great, feeling amazing, moving on the court, hitting the ball. I had all the ideas clear, all the goals clear.<\/p>\n \u201cBut today, even in the first set, even that I won, I just felt like I could do much more than what I did. I tried in the second set just to be better, but it was totally the opposite. I just feel even worse.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I have to give credit to Cam, as well, because I think he didn\u2019t let me stay or come back to the match. I had few breakpoints, which I would say could have been really helpful for me. I didn\u2019t take it with really easy mistakes. I\u2019m really disappointed about my level today, and it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n How Jannik Sinner can overtake Carlos Alcaraz as world No 1 after the Paris Masters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s sponsors: From $20m Nike deal to \u2018Chief Progress Officer\u2019 for French brand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> How do you think you can recover for the last three tournaments of the year now if you\u2019re physically below your best right now?<\/p>\n CARLOS ALCARAZ:<\/strong> \u201cWell, I don\u2019t know. I will try to prepare myself as better as I can, coming to Turin, coming to Davis Cup, really important tournaments that I have ahead right now.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now I just want to be back home, and let\u2019s see what\u2019s I gonna do. But of course I\u2019m gonna practice and prepare myself, and obviously I will try not let this thing happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> You have a complicated story here in this tournament. How do you explain it? Maybe is it because it\u2019s every time it is in the end of the season and maybe your lack of energy?<\/p>\n CARLOS ALCARAZ:<\/strong> \u201cI don\u2019t know. I came here really well. I came here with a lot of energy. I came here thinking that I could do good results because I have been playing really good tennis.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is the best year for me in terms of playing at the end of the year. So I\u2019ve been talking with some other players, with my team, that I feel great. Other years I feel exhausted, I feel tired, I feel mentally, physically, but this year I feel good.<\/p>\n \u201cI skipped Shanghai. I have been at home quite much days that I could enjoy myself there and relax, I help battery, so I don\u2019t know what happened here.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I don\u2019t know. It is a tournament that, yeah, it\u2019s really difficult for me to play well, but I will figure it out, and I will end up playing great tennis here, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> Was the latest match you remember when, like today you didn\u2019t feel the ball, couldn\u2019t win, with basically no explanation, was the latest record you have of this type of match?<\/p>\n CARLOS ALCARAZ:<\/strong> \u201cI don\u2019t know. I have few. I have few (smiling). But I don\u2019t remember now. For sure this year it wasn\u2019t, but I don\u2019t know. One of last year\u2019s, for sure. I don\u2019t remember right now who I lost against during the last year, but I think one loss that I had last year was with not feeling at all.\u201d<\/p>\n Q.<\/strong> Miami?<\/p>\n CARLOS ALCARAZ:<\/strong> \u201cProbably Miami, but it was more in terms of physically, not about hitting the ball. So it was a bit different. It was a good one.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s full press conference after shock loss \u2013 \u2018I just want to be back home\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz was stunned in his opening match of the Paris Masters by Cameron Norrie and afterwards he revealed \u201che didn\u2019t feel well\u201d although he gave credit to the British player. 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