Carlos Alcaraz Discusses Boats, Nadal & Season So Far | 2024 Rolex Monte Carlo Masters

Carlos what's actually your first memory of this place maybe watching it on TV this tournament what's your very first memory uh it's it's going to be it's going to be hilarious because the the I mean the first thing that I came to my mind uh when I was uh watching on TV is the boats the amazing boats you know in the in the sea when the you know between the in the tenses so from the matches you know the camera go to to the SE and the you know that's the the first memories and of course when I when I played when I played here yeah so you were more interested in the boats than the tennis yeah yeah kind of yeah did you ever make it to one of the boats no no never never never never but uh I I would like to I would like to but anyway and I mean Rafa playing as well I have to say it I have to say ra playing do you miss seeing him around and competing against him of course uh I mean uh the question who who doesn't miss him you know around and watching him playing uh he's an amazing champion and it's lucky for us if we we have him around so we we miss him you've only played this tournament once and and I think you only ever played one match here do you feel like you have unfinished business in Monte Carlo uh yes this are these are really beautiful tournament I really want to play here and uh make a good results uh so the first time that I played here lost in the first round so it's a kind of uh hurt feelings for me so I feel like he's unfinished business yes um you've had great success though at Madrid for example but also Barcelona at the Spanish tournaments what would it take to have success here because the conditions are a bit different well uh I think I have to try being like a home I think it's going to be important for me if I feel great off the court uh you know walking around or here in in Monte Carlo feel like I'm uh playing at home so I think that's uh that's important uh and uh you know feeling comfortable moving playing here with the conditions everything if if you feel like that it's going to be a good point the last few weeks on hardcourt uh was that the best you felt since last summer uh yes probably uh the last two Tournaments has been really good for me uh you know in Indian Wes left in the trophy but even more important for me that I felt myself I felt really comfortable on the court moving well playing my style and uh you know in Miami it was uh it was the same feeling even if I lost in the quarterfinal but uh I felt like I was playing a a good a good tennis Carlos is back in business yes Carlos is back you always said you you play best when you're smiling I always see you smiling anyways but did you ever lose the smile it didn't work out yes uh a few times a few tournaments uh when I'm uh let's say feeling not in a good way of off the core uh and struggling a lot you know trying to find my my style my game again uh those uh situations uh is hting for me you know that I want to make your souls I want to make uh or find myself uh trying to play again my style and uh seeing that I that I can't is uh is it's tough for me so in those situations I lose my smile yeah well I'm glad it's back now yeah um how did you feel about sener overtaking you in the rankings uh I mean he deserves it uh that's what I think he he deserves uh I mean the last uh the last month has been unbelievable for him he's playing a an unbelievable tennis everybody says that so and uh you know and in a way uh is good for me as well cuz uh I try to find it uh as a motivation as I want to to work harder I want to uh you know play play better if I want to overtake uh the the ranking or I want to to beat him again so uh in a in a certain way it's a it's a good point

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Length: 4min 41sec (281 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 06 2024