Cincinnati. Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has apologized for his behavior in Friday’s loss to Gael Monfils at the Cincinnati Open.
In the third set, Alcaraz repeatedly slammed his racket into the ground, destroying it in a rare outburst of frustration for the four-time Grand Slam winner. The world number three lost 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to the 37-year-old Monfils.
In a post on social media site X on Saturday, he said his attitude was not correct and his actions should not have happened on the court. The 21-year-old added that it is difficult to control yourself when your heart rate is high and that he will continue to work to ensure that it does not happen again.
Alcaraz was playing his first match since winning the silver medal at the Paris Olympics when he lost the final to Novak Djokovic, who also beat him in last year’s final in Cincinnati.
“I felt like it was the worst match I’ve ever played in my career,” she admitted on Friday. “I had been practicing really well, I felt really good, but I couldn’t play. I want to forget about it and think about New York.
The US Open begins on August 26 at Flushing Meadows.
Carlos Alcaraz losing a game and losing the values that we have admired in him.
Idols with feet of clay. pic.twitter.com/JZ0EJHwwsp— JA Sanchez (@quintode13) August 17, 2024
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– 2024-08-19 01:31:21
