Alcaraz Identifies Reasons Behind His Recurring Paris Masters Struggles
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For the third year in a row, Carlos Alcaraz struggled at the Paris Masters, and after the match, he spoke about the reason why it keeps happening.
Alcaraz doesn't have a good record at the Paris Masters, managing only one good outing last year. Unfortunately, that one was cut in the quarter-final due to an abdominal injury that left him unable to play for quite a long time.
This year's tournament saw him take on Roman Safiullin in the opening round of the ATP 1000 tournament, and he was beaten with a tremendous effort from the Russian.
After the match, Alcaraz pondered over the reasons for his struggles in Paris, highlighting the long and exhausting season as a possible cause of his bad level in Paris.
Well, I don't know. Probably the season has been so, so long. Probably that affect my game. But I don't know. I think this tournament has a lot of surprise. I don't know, because if it's, you know, the end of the season, players are tired, no?- Alcaraz talks about exhaustion at the end of the year
Alcaraz has played plenty of tennis this year and won a lot, but he hasn't played in the week before the Paris Masters. You do have to wonder if he's truly as tired as he says he is or whether the physical issues kept him back.
After all, he admitted before the event that he's not fully healthy, and there is no way that doesn't impact his play. He promised to try and figure out what the issue is so he can be better in the coming years.
But talking about myself, I don't know, honestly. I have to figure out and I'll try to the next years to be better in this part of the year.- Alcaraz promises to do better in the future
