Carlos Alcaraz, the former World No. 1, who was in news after he smashed his racquet on the court after suffering an early exit from the ongoing Cincinnati Open 2024, has now issued an apology in the matter. The Spaniard, who last featured at the 2024 Paris Olympics in men’s singles and men’s doubles, continued to see a drop in form as he lost his match against Gael Monfils of France on Friday, August 16.
After his exit from round of 32 match against Monfils, Alcaraz destroyed his racquet and threw it away in disdain, bringing out his frustration in a rare moment. However, Alcaraz spoke of the incident after the match, he also took to social media to issue an apology in regard with the same, speaking of his attitude.
“I apologize because my attitude yesterday was not correct and it is something that should not be done on the track. I am human, I have a lot of nerves inside and sometimes it is very difficult to control yourself when your heart rate is so high. I will work so that it does not happen again. Time to think about NYC!” Alcaraz wrote on X.
The match between Alcaraz and Monfils saw the Frenchman dominate with the scoreline of 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. However, Monfils, who is ranked 46th in the world, became the second oldest ATP player to earn a top 3 win this century, leaving the young Spaniard devasted with the defeat. Speaking after his loss, the Wimbledon 2024 champion then also highlighted his moment with the racquet.
“I felt sometimes that I wanted to break the racquet. It never happened before, because I could control myself in those situations, in those feelings. Most of the time I could control myself and it could go better in the matches or in the situation that I’ve been feeling before. Today, I couldn’t control myself, because, as I said, I was feeling that I was not playing any kind of tennis… I think some players, a lot of players, during their careers and during some certain moments, they can’t control themselves. And it was one of the moments for me,” he said in the post-match interview.
The top ranked Spaniard, Carlos Alcaraz will next be seen in action at the 2024 US Open, which is scheduled to commence from Monday, August 26 with the final set to be played on Sunday, September 8 in New York.