Carlos Alcaraz has asserted that \u201ctalking is easy and free\u201d as he addressed those who have criticised his form and results in 2025.<\/p>\n
The world No 2 secured his second title of the season at last week\u2019s Monte Carlo Masters, where he came from a set down to defeat Lorenzo Musetti in the final.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz<\/a>, who also won the Rotterdam Open in February, improved his 2025 record to 20-4 (83.3%) with the five victories he earned at the clay-court Masters tournament.<\/p>\n Prior to his Monte Carlo triumph, Alcaraz faced harsh scrutiny from some quarters over his performances in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami.<\/p>\n The 21-year-old fell in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open to Jiri Lehecka, the semi-finals in Indian Wells to Jack Draper and the second round in Miami to David Goffin.<\/p>\n Alcaraz was also criticised after his Australian Open quarter-final loss to Novak Djokovic in January.<\/p>\n The Spaniard will aim to build on his perfect start to the clay season at this week\u2019s Barcelona Open, where he is seeking a third title.<\/p>\n Prior to his campaign at the ATP 500 event, Alcaraz was asked about the high expectations placed on him.<\/p>\n \u201cI suppose winning all matches 2-0, never losing (laughs),\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know, the level of demand is high, although I recognise that there have been some results that, for some people\u2026 even for myself, have not been as expected.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are four months into the year and I have learned many things, now I give importance to what truly matters.<\/p>\n Bjorn Borg predicts whether Carlos Alcaraz will match or surpass Rafael Nadal\u2019s achievements<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev\u2019s battle for No 2 spot ahead of French Open<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThere have been certain defeats that may have felt insufficient to many, but for me, there is no defeat that feels insufficient anymore; they are all learning experiences.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I need to move forward. Talking is easy and free, particularly when someone has expectations and doesn\u2019t fulfil them, that\u2019s all I can say.\u201d<\/p>\n The four-time Grand Slam champion also admitted he had not expected to secure the title in Monte Carlo.<\/p>\n \u201cI can say that I gained a lot of confidence in Monte Carlo; I didn\u2019t expect to win,\u201d Alcaraz added.<\/p>\n \u201cI just want to get into the rhythm, the matches, and the hours on clay. Winning the title gives you confidence for what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very happy to come here, with the Monte Carlo title, with confidence and feeling very good physically. I\u2019m ready to compete, feel the love of my people, play in Barcelona, in Spain. It will be an incredible feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n Alcaraz, who is the top seed in Barcelona, will take on world No 126 Ethan Quinn in his opening round match.<\/p>\n READ NEXT:\u00a0The 11 men to win multiple Barcelona Open titles: Rafael Nadal unrivalled, Carlos Alcaraz on 2<\/a> The post What Carlos Alcaraz said about criticism and expectations he has faced in 2025 ahead of Barcelona bid<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Carlos Alcaraz has asserted that \u201ctalking is easy and free\u201d as he addressed those who have criticised his form and results in 2025. The world No 2 secured his second title of the season at last week\u2019s Monte Carlo Masters, where he came from a set down to defeat Lorenzo Musetti in the final. Alcaraz, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Carlos Alcaraz News<\/h2>\n
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