Carlos Alcaraz’s Not So ‘Rosy’ Revelation Highlights Major Downside of Top Ranked ATP Pros

Spanish tennis prodigy Carlos Alcaraz recently revealed one of the biggest stresses of being at the top of tennis. This tennis star impressed his fans by reaching the quarterfinals of the Argentina Open recently. Now after his victory, he opened up about how keeping up the top position is not rosy and what problems it brought.

While it is a great achievement for Alcaraz that fans often find the signs of young Nadal among him. At the same time, it also raises the fans’ expectations. Now Spaniard Alcaraz finally revealed what it is like to be in the top two of tennis.

Carlos Alcaraz mentioned that being at the top “brings problems”

A reliable tennis source recently tweeted on their X (formerly Twitter) that Carlos Alcaraz finds it difficult and stressful to remain in the top-level position of tennis. This source added Alcaraz’s statement, which said- “Being number 1 or number 2 is not rosy and brings problems. You have to be at the top of your game, be strong and give your best. Everyone else is working hard to be better than you.”

Now Alcaraz’s performance at the ATP 250 event wasn’t great at the beginning. In fact, he had to fight against Camilo Ugo Carabelli a lot to reach the quarterfinals. Now he finally admitted his stressful moments from the tournament.

Alcaraz also said- “It’s been a really tough match. He’s a really good fighter, a really good player, good rhythm. He was really tough to beat in the match, playing my game, I started really nervous, I’m not going to lie, with the crowd behind him, supporting him. I think it’s normal, obviously, but really happy with my first match on clay since Roland Garros. Hopefully [I can] keep going better and better.”

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After a great performance at the Madrid ATP Masters 1000 last season, this was the third time when the Spaniard successfully impressed his fans with his performance. However, with such an amazing performance, they are bound to have skyrocketed expectations from him.

How did Alcaraz bag his victory at the Argentina Open?

Alcaraz won against Argentina’s own Cameron Norrie by 6-3 and 7-5 to snatch his entry to the quarterfinals of the tournament. This was his first great performance after the US Open win last season. Alcaraz seemed happy about the win as he said- “I felt very comfortable, This is the level that I have to play in a final. It is really special, I struggled in these four months.

Carlos Alcaraz’s comments represented the pressures of top-tier tennis players. However, it is admirable that despite everything, these players never fail to amaze us with their excellent performances on the court.

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