Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, who was one of the candidates for the US Open title, surprisingly fell 6-1, 7-5 and 6-4 to Dutchman Van De Zandschulp in a match valid for the second round of the tournament.
The Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcarazwho was one of the candidates for the title of US Openfell surprisingly by 6-1, 7-5 and 6-4 against the Dutch From the Zandschulp in a match valid for the second round of the competition.
From Zandschulp He had just eliminated the Canadian Denis Shapovalov and now he will face the British Jack Draper (25th), who defeated the Argentine Facundo Diaz Acosta.
Alcaraz came from winning Roland Garros and Wimbledonbut was eliminated and, after the defeat, he said: “Right now I feel like I’ve taken steps backwards mentally and I don’t understand why.”
“I had just had a spectacular summer at Roland Garros and Wimbledon and I came out of those tournaments saying that I had taken a step forward mentally. I had realised that to win big things, to win Grand Slam titles, you had to be mentally tough.”he added.
The Spanish tennis player who also won the silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Gamessaid: “And I come to this tour and I’ve taken steps backwards, like I’m not mentally well, I’m not strong. When faced with problems, I don’t know how to control myself and I don’t know how to manage them.”
Source: Ambito
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