CINCINNATI — Carlos Alcaraz has apologized for his conduct throughout Friday afternoon’s loss to Gael Monfils on the Cincinnati Open.
In the course of the third set, Alcaraz destroyed his racket by repeatedly smashing it on the court docket in a uncommon present of frustration for the four-time Grand Slam winner. The No. 3 participant within the ATP rankings misplaced 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 to 37-year-old Monfils.
Posting in Spanish on X on Saturday, Alcaraz mentioned that his perspective was not appropriate and that his actions mustn’t have been executed on the court docket. The 21-year-old added that it is troublesome to regulate your self when your coronary heart price is excessive and that he’ll work to make sure it would not occur once more.
Alcaraz was taking part in his first match since incomes a silver medal on the Paris Olympics, the place he misplaced to Novak Djokovic, who additionally beat him final yr within the Cincinnati closing.
“I felt prefer it was the worst match that I’ve ever performed on my profession,” Alcaraz mentioned Friday. “I have been practising very well. I used to be feeling nice. However I could not play. I wish to overlook it and attempt to transfer on to New York.”
The US Open begins in New York on Aug. 26.