Alcaraz’s 25 minutes of solitude in Miami: “I can’t talk to anyone”

There is no easily digestible defeat or injury in elite sport, a daily life or death battle, but the one that Carlos Alcaraz suffered yesterday in the semifinals of the Masters 1,000 in Miami seems to haunt the Spaniard for a good period of time, as He not only savored elimination in Florida but also watched as he was lowered from the world throne, now in Dkojovic’s possession again. The Murcian lost to the Italian Jannick Sinner (6-7, 6-4, 6-2) in a very intense duel but in which the national jewel showed obvious signs of fatigue, a consequence of the first few months of the year in which he has had to live with various physical problems and with an already tight schedule. Head down and serious face of the wonderful child as the minutes passed, still with the hangover from the quarterfinal against Fritz very present in his metabolism (the duel was postponed from Wednesday to Thursday due to the rains that hit the southeastern United States, which made Sinner have 24 hours more rest than Alcaraz). The battle included a first vintage set between two tennis players who are already classics on the circuit, Spanish (19 years old) and Italian (21) predestined to fight for the great prizes of tennis in the next decade. Alcaraz took the first act in the ‘tie break’ and it was then, after a monumental effort, when the bubble burst. After emptying himself, the Spaniard saw how Sinner was beating him point by point, inch by inch, until the final defeat, which appeared on the horizon as an inevitable entity. The route was irreducible and it was the transalpine who smiled after the three hours and one minute that the duel lasted. Related News Non-Serbian standard tennis, the highlight of Spain’s rivals in the EP Davis Cup The draw held in Malaga saw David Ferrer’s chosen ones face Djokovic and company, as well as the Czech Republic and South Korea, from From September 12 to 17 in Valencia, Alcaraz ceded the crown (he was champion in Miami in 2022), curtailing the possibility of continuing his affinity with the North American terrain (on February 20 he won Indian Wells and last year he took the first Grand Slam of his career, the US Open in New York). “Go for it, I’ll cheer you up,” Alcaraz harangued Sinner ahead of the final (the Italian will face the Russian Daniil Medvedev today for the title) and then, with the heart rate dropping, surrounded by cameras and question marks in a press conference, reflect on the defeat. Managing defeat «The first 25 minutes after losing I don’t talk to anyone, I prefer to be alone. But after a while I recover, I start to think about the positive, about the season, about the tournament, I talk with my team, with my family, I start to think more positively. Losing is a great pity, but I have many years left. Too bad Novak Djokovic will have welcomed him with open arms, as Alcaraz’s fall in Miami propels the Serbian back to number one in the ATP ranking. And curiously it is the non-vaccination of the Balkan star that has led to the situation. Djokovic has not participated since 2020 in tournaments in the United States because he is not allowed to enter the country since he is not immunized against Covid, so he has no chance of winning or losing points, quite the opposite of Alcaraz, that his triumph and subsequent The defeat in Florida has meant an important gap in his marathon against the Serbian. “I don’t think about losing number one,” said the man from El Palmar after confirming Djokovic’s sorpasso in the general classification. They play days of rest and reflection in the privileged mind of Alcaraz, a bull who has seen how gasoline can run out for anyone, even a tanker like him. His next objective is to arrive in full physical and mental condition at Monte Carlo (from April 9 to 16), the first stop of the European clay season, where he will have the opportunity to recover the world tennis crown.