Carlos Alcaraz ended his short career in Paris Masters 1000 in the round of 16. The Murcian fell before Ugo Humbert 6-1, 3-6 and 7-5 in a game in which he did not feel completely comfortable.
After the defeat, Alcaraz was somewhat unhappy with the state of the court in Paris: “I don’t want to say anything that sounds like an excuse. Ugo deserves the victory, but, for example, Davis’ indoor court was slower than this one. When I played In the first match here, the statistic came out that this was the fastest track on the circuit in Masters 1000. It’s crazy. I don’t know why they did it“.
“I don’t know why they changed it so much from tournament to tournament and within the same tournament compared to other years. This surprised me. I arrived here without much time and could have come earlier to get used to it. For the moment, what I can say is that I don’t understand why they did that,” he admitted. Alcaraz during a press conference.
He world number two admitted that he did not know how to adapt to track conditions: “For me, It’s difficult to play in these conditions. I tried to change everything I could to get used to this track, to this speed. I thought these conditions would suit me, but the truth is no. Ugo always plays very flat and doesn’t let you get into the rhythm, so I couldn’t play good tennis. “I train at home, but the ball speed is not the same.”
