Alcaraz: "I believed in my chances and that I could beat Sinner indoors"

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Carlos Alcaraz tried until the last moment to dethrone Jannik Sinner as the champion of the ATP Finals, but the level of the Italian was too high and demonstrated why he has such good numbers on indoor courts. The Spaniard tried to cling to the small openings granted by the Italian, but Sinner regrouped and kept improving as the match progressed.

Carlos Alcaraz's ATP season has been legendary. The Spaniard claimed the trophies of Roland Garros and the US Open, in addition to winning the ATP titles in Rotterdam, Queen's, and Tokyo, as well as the Masters in Monte Carlo, Rome, and Cincinnati. The icing on the cake came by achieving the world number one ranking at the end of the year, although winning the ATP Finals 2025 was the ultimate goal. After a fiercely contested final, he fell 7-6 7-5 and attended a press conference before heading to the Davis Cup, his next target.

Alcaraz, proud of his indoor performance

"I never doubted my chances and believed I could beat him on an indoor court. I am happy with how I played today and know that my indoor level will continue to improve. I felt Sinner's improvements because he always comes back stronger after a loss, learning a lot. He puts a lot of pressure with his serve and it is very difficult to play against him."

"I will give my all in the preseason to come back even stronger, because today everything was decided by details, and I want those details to be in my favor next time."

Hamstring injury?

"I felt something in my hamstring while trying to return a serve. I can say it barely affected my performance because I ran well and went after balls well. Nonetheless, it's true that I had some limitations in moments when I perhaps wanted to make a crazy move, but I still played well. The defeat was because he deserved to win, don't misunderstand me."

Game plan

"I think my game plan was good. I was ahead in the second set until I made some errors, but overall I am content with the level I showed because I did many things right. If I changed my style a bit during the match, it was due to the circumstances of the game, not because of the injury."

"I didn't capitalize on the opportunities. I was returning well but suddenly he served at 185 or 190 with the second serve and it surprised me. In the tiebreak, I could have won some points that I ultimately lost, and in the second set, I should have held my serve when I was ahead, and I think the key was that I didn't finish some points with my backhand volley."

Hostile atmosphere

The crowd clearly favored Jannik Sinner, but they respected Carlos Alcaraz to the fullest at all times. Nevertheless, in the press conference, he was asked if it was the most hostile environment he had been in, so he chose to recall the hell he experienced against Hugo Gaston at the 2021 Rolex ATP Paris Masters, where the Frenchman made a comeback from 0-5 down in the second set: "I felt the energy of the people, but it didn't affect me. I don't think the crowd was against me, they were just in favor of him. The toughest match I've played in my career due to the crowd pressure was at the 2021 Paris Bercy. I'll never forget that, I grew a lot from that experience."

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