He already warned about it on Monday, after his unexpected defeat against Casper Ruud, weighed down by stomach pain, and this Tuesday Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed that his physical condition continues to decline. The Murcian suspended training when he felt unwell due to the cold he had been carrying for days, which calls into question his participation in optimal conditions in his second match of the Nitto ATP Finals.
The Spaniard, with no margin in the tournament being held in Turin after losing to the Norwegian in his debut, will have to overcome his problems in his duel this Wednesday against the Russian Andrey Rublev if he wants to aspire to be the new master of tennis. He has just over 24 hours left to regain his sensations before jumping back onto the track.
The Murcian must play against Rublev on Wednesday in a key match to aspire to be in the semifinals
Alcaraz tried to start training, but after a few minutes of fighting with the American Andres Martin he had to leave the court as he was not recovered. Last year, Alcaraz lost the first match in this event, against the German Alexander Zverev, but managed to reach the semifinals by beating Rublev and his compatriot Medvedev.
“It’s true that I could have done better, I’m not saying no. Not breathing well, drowning has limited me a lot. I don’t want to talk about that because it sounds like an excuse, but in the end I have to say how I feel,” explained after the match against Ruud, an Alcaraz who made many mistakes against a particularly inspired and solid opponent who beat him for the first time.
Not breathing well, drowning has limited me a lot before Ruud”
In addition to recovering in the next few hours to take to the court in Turin, in a week Alcaraz plans to compete in the Davis Cup in Malaga, in what will be the retirement of his compatriot Rafael Nadal. The national team tournament will be the last stop of the season for the Murcian, who acknowledged being “mentally tired” after a schedule with “many games.”
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