Carlos Alcaraz lost his first match at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters, but the Spaniard took only positives from his loss despite being disappointed.
After having a stunning start to the season and winning two titles, Carlos Alcaraz failed to get through the second round at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters when he lost to Sebastian Korda after more than three hours.
"I’m a bit disappointed with myself. I had a lot of chances to be up in the match and close to winning, but these losses sometimes are good to live. You have to play matches. But I didn't think about the expectations that the people have for me. I just focussed on me and what I have to do. But as I said, you have to play more matches on clay courts."
The 18-year-old Spaniard, who wanted to challenge Novak Djokovic at the tournament, will now need to focus on training again to prepare for the rest of the clay-court season, which should peak at the 2022 Roland Garros.
"I'm ready to go back to training and focus on the next tournaments. It was a tough match, but I think mentally I'm ready to play these kind of matches, long matches, and tough matches. I mean, mentally and physically, I'm ready."
"It’s never easy to get used to playing on clay courts. The first match is always tough, even when you are playing against Sebastian, a great player. Today was difficult conditions, the wind and everything. Now is time to be focussed on the next tournament and keep playing on clay."
"It’s totally different to play on clay than on hard court. Points are longer, the slice is used much more than on hard court. But yeah, you have to adapt your game to clay courts. It's totally different. More topspin, the points are longer. You have to play matches, play sets, to get used to playing on clay courts. Well, it's tough, the transition from hard courts to clay courts."
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