Carreño: "I have regained great confidence in my tennis and my physical condition"

Diego Jiménez Rubio | 10 Feb 2025 | 11.01

Pablo Carreño, champion in Tenerife. Photo: Alejandro Fumero.

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Effort and hard work often pay off. Pablo Carreño has gone through critical situations in recent years, but he is already immersed in an exciting project of return to the elite and reconciliation with tennis, to which he has given a great boost in the Challenger de Tenerife. The newly crowned champion revealed his feelings after a success of significant consequences for him.

He is one of those athletes who honor tennis, an indefatigable fighter capable of building a glorious career beyond the expectations he may have had as a young man. Pablo Carreño did not deserve to be sidelined by serious injuries and fought to the end to feel like a tennis player again. After nearly two years on the sidelines, the Gijón native has not only managed to compete again but also seems ready for significant success as part of an ambitious process. This was demonstrated by his tennis at the ATP Challenger Tenerife 1 2025, and reaffirmed in his champion interview.

- Carreño is now ranked 133rd in the ATP rankings

"It had been a long time since I experienced the tension of a final, and it is very special for me to live something like this again after the difficult moments I have been through," said an emotional Pablo after defeating Alejandro Moro in the final of a tournament where he overcame a tough moment in the quarterfinals against the Lithuanian Vitas Gaubas, whom he defeated in the tiebreak of the third set. "It has been a wonderful week because I regained great confidence in my tennis and my physical condition," he emphasized.

The title allows Pablo Carreño to climb positions in the ATP rankings, now standing at 133rd in the world, but above all, to enjoy tennis and think that he is getting closer to returning to the top 100, his priority goal for this season. Meanwhile, the next step will be to compete again next week in Tenerife, in the second event of the same category. "It will be strange to play the week after being a champion in the same facilities. I must be mentally strong to continue adding victories," affirmed a man unsure of his next steps.

- The Spaniard is considering whether to travel to Indian Wells to play the qualifying rounds or continue competing in Challenger tournaments

"When my participation here ends, I will evaluate whether I continue to play some more tournaments at the Challenger level or go to Indian Wells," stated Pablo Carreño, who had kind words for his family, with whom he shared this title, and is already thinking about giving continuity to these good feelings to expedite the return process to the top. At 33 years old, he is eager to regain the level that led him to be a top-10 ATP player almost eight years ago. He has both talent and determination in abundance.