At Madrid Open 2024, Carlos Alcaraz is one of the top candidates for the championship. He had an impressive start when he passed Alexander Shevchenko, Thiago Seyboth Wild and Jan-Lennard Struff to be present in the quarterfinals.
Here, the opponent of Alcaraz is Andrey Rubleev. The Spaniard had an impressive start when he won 6-4 in set 1.
Notably, defeat against RubleV also caused Alcaraz to break a series of 14 consecutive victories at Madrid Open. Last season, the world's No. 3 player played very well and won the championship. In the final, he defeated Jan-Lennard Struff with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
Sharing after the match, Alcaraz could not hide his disappointment. He admitted, he did not have the same psychological state as usual when confronted Rublev.
“Today is a difficult day for me. The long tense match with Struff in the fourth round has affected me. It's been a long time since I played at such a level.
Today, I feel pain throughout my body and forearms when I wake up. In addition, I also have the flu. However, the main problem here is that I do not have a good mental state as usual. A lot of opportunities I cannot take advantage of success. ”
With the above issues, fans are concerned that Alcaraz may not recover for Rome Masters. This is the Masters 1000 on the ground pitched in Italy this May.
