Davidovich: "It's not a step back, I know I'm going to lose matches like this and worse"

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Many of us thought that Alejandro Davidovich had a ticket reserved for the final of the 2025 Conde de Godó, but a certain Karen Khachanov intervened in his plans this morning. A painful defeat in the way it happened, although overall he never stopped competing. Once out of the shower, the Malaga native sat down with the press to share his emotions before packing his bags and heading to the capital.

Painful Defeat

"A very close match, I knew that Karen was playing well. I had my chances and didn't take advantage of them, especially in the second set, but that's tennis, sometimes it gives and sometimes it takes. I'm happy with how I competed until the last point, he beat me by a small margin, we will learn from the mistakes and move forward."

The cry of 'This is like Marrakech'

"Throughout the week, they added more clay and the bounces have been a bit tricky, but you have to adapt. In Monte Carlo, all bounces were clean, without those mini clay mounds, here that change is noticeable. There was a key moment where I had a bad bounce, but it was a fit of anger, sometimes I say things I don't mean. Of course, it's not like Marrakech, but I was very heated over that point. I apologize to the officials and the club, it was just a moment of frustration, but it's true that the court could be better."

Feud with Khachanov

"We didn't argue, we have mutual respect, these things happen due to the tension of a match, there's nothing to read into. In the end, he and I get along well, we were calm afterwards, there's nothing to comment on."

5-2 up in the second set

"It's clay, here the serve is not like on a fast court, in the end, you can break many times. He played better than me at crucial moments, I had my set point, but that's tennis. What can I say? I'm very upset about how I missed my opportunity and lost the set, but I'm leaving Barcelona with my head held high."

A defeat to learn from

"Obviously, after the match, I was very angry, no one likes to lose being 5-2 up and 0-30. For me, it's not a step back, I know I will lose matches like this and worse, you just have to accept it and look ahead. The important thing for me is to compete throughout the match, to minimize the ups and downs. Even though I was 5-2 up, I ended up losing due to minor details. It was a very close match, I am happy because I competed at a good level for two consecutive weeks. Now it's time to rest and train starting Monday in Madrid."

Heading to Madrid

"This year, with the way I'm playing, I don't want to set high expectations, in Madrid, I will take it match by match. I know that there is higher altitude there, you have to be more aggressive with your serve, but the level of tennis is very even, in the first round, a tough opponent surely awaits me. I will go with my head held high and fight in all the matches."

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