Carlos Alcaraz expressed Thursday that he had no time to rejoice his victory on the China Open as a result of demanding tennis schedule, speeding from the stadium to catch a flight for the continued Shanghai Masters.
After battling world No. 1 Jannik Sinner for a grueling three hours and 21 minutes on Wednesday night time in Beijing, Alcaraz discovered himself at a news convention in Shanghai by midday the next day.
The 21-year-old has beforehand remarked that the boys’s tennis schedule is “going to kill us” and burdened the necessity for change; but on Thursday, he tempered his criticism.
“The tennis schedule is so, so tight. We’re traveling from tournament to tournament with just one or two days before the tournament begins, so it is difficult, but we have to get used to it,” the Spaniard stated.
He informed reporters he needed to take all his baggage to the stadium with him earlier than the Beijing remaining, and he solely had time for a news convention and a fast bathe earlier than “running” to the airport.
“I just did everything in a rush… We arrived here in Shanghai super late, so I couldn’t sleep as much as I wanted,” he stated, including that it was 4 a.m. (8 p.m. GMT Wednesday) by the point he received to the japanese Chinese metropolis.
Alcaraz will play his first match of the event on Saturday towards Shang Juncheng, who grew to become solely the second participant from China to win an ATP Tour singles title when he claimed the Chengdu Open final month.
“I’m going to approach the match the same way that I approach every match; I’m going to prepare as best as I can,” Alcaraz stated.
“I hope to keep playing the same way that I’m playing, and let’s see what’s going to happen, but I’ll be ready.”
Sinner can even be taking part in in Shanghai, with many seeing the rivalry between the 2 as the brand new narrative of the boys’s sport.
“We are not close friends, but I think the respect that we have puts us in a position where we have a really good relationship,” Alcaraz stated Thursday.
Also eyeing the trophy is Novak Djokovic, who has received 4 instances earlier than in Shanghai and is focusing on his a hundredth singles title.
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