the spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz confessed that the progression of this 2022 is incrediblearriving this week at Canadian Masters 1000 as second seed, hoping to perform well on another change of surface.
“I’ve progressed so fast. To be the second seed in a Masters 1000 is amazing and I didn’t expect it at the start of the season. Honestly, I still can’t believe it.”declared this Sunday in front of the media in Montreal.
The Murcian will seek his fifth title of the season and the third Masters 1000 of his recordafter losing the final Hamburg and Umag The last weeks. “It was something I wanted at the start of the year, when I was aiming to be at the top and be one of the favorites to win the big tournaments,” he claimed.
Looking for his fifth title of the season
The 19-year-old tennis player, who will face Tommy Paul or Vasek Pospisil on his debut, became the second youngest player of the 21st century to reach the World Top 5 last month, only behind his compatriot and idol Rafa Nadal.
Today, in his Canadian debut, the student of Juan Carlos Ferrero prepares for another surface changeafter the grass of Wimbledon and the last tournaments on clay. “It’s difficult to adapt and change surfaces in a short time. In two months I’ve played on three surfaces, it’s hard”said the world number four.
“But I see myself as a player who adapts quickly. The transition from clay to hard is complicated, but I have done specific work to adjust my game and I have come with many days to adapt to this short”added an Alcaraz who is already loved by Canadian fans, where he feels the heat from his first visit.
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