{"id":84991,"date":"2025-04-06T17:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T15:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/?p=84991"},"modified":"2025-04-06T18:40:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T16:40:05","slug":"alcaraz-plays-down-form-concerns-ahead-of-monte-carlo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/alcaraz-plays-down-form-concerns-ahead-of-monte-carlo\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcaraz upbeat in Monte-Carlo : &#8216;I am really happy with the way I am playing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Carlos Alcaraz lost in the semi-finals in Indian Wells and suffered a surprising opening-round exit in Miami. But as the European clay swing begins with the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, the 21-year-old Spaniard remains unconcerned about his level.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;I am really happy with the way I am playing,\u201d Alcaraz said on Sunday in Monte-Carlo. \u201cSince I started the year I have been playing great tennis. Tennis is not just about hitting the ball. It is about more than that. It is about mentality, physical side.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWith my game I am really happy about it. If I don\u2019t win it doesn\u2019t matter if I play well or not. People are not thinking about the opponent, they are just thinking about me. If I lose something is going on people say. I don\u2019t think that is fair. I am just happy and ready to play well on clay.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Although it is still early in the season, Alcaraz is fifth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin and owns a 15-4 record according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. His 78.9 winning percentage is second best on the ATP Tour this season for all players with at least 10 tour-level matches, with only Jack Draper owning a better mark (81.3%).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Alcaraz captured his first tour-level title of the season in Rotterdam in February, and also advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and Doha.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Jack Draper and Jakub Mensik lifted titles during the \u2018Sunshine Double\u2019 in Indian Wells and Miami, and the Spaniard believes their success demonstrates how competitive the Tour currently is.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cA lot of people might have said we should have played better tennis or won more tournaments but I don\u2019t think that is fair,\u201d Alcaraz said. \u201cI think the draw in every tournament is very open and a lot of players are playing good tennis and they deserve to be there.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThere are so many players who play well on clay and on all surfaces. In the clay season I think it is going to be interesting. I see a lot of players who are capable of doing great things on clay.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Alcaraz is the second seed in Monte-Carlo, where he will make just his second appearance. The Spaniard missed the past two editions due to injury. He lost in his opening match to Sebastian Korda three years ago.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI am really happy to be here,&#8221; Alcaraz said. &#8220;It is a tournament I have only played [once]. I want to come here and play great. I am really excited about practising here and getting ready for my first match.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Alcaraz, an eight-time tour-level titlist on clay, will start his tournament against Italian wild card Fabio Fognini, a former champion at the event, or Francisco Cerundolo.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spaniard is not worried about his recent form<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alcaraz upbeat in Monte-Carlo : &#039;I am really happy with the way I am playing&#039; - Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/alcaraz-plays-down-form-concerns-ahead-of-monte-carlo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alcaraz upbeat in Monte-Carlo : &#039;I am really happy with the way I am playing&#039; - 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