The Indian Wells champion, Carlos Alcaraz, was in imperious form until the semifinals of the ongoing Miami Open. A loss in the semifinals to Jannik Sinner forced the 19-year-old Spanish sensation?to end his impressive Miami Open title run. Nevertheless, along with the title run, he lost an important achievement thatmade him stand out on the athletic circuit. However, does he regret falling short in the semifinals? Or was there something else that mattered more than the win in the semifinals? Fortunately, we have the answer.
Unsurprisingly, the 2022 US Open champion was looking forward to win the Miami Open after taking the Indian Wells title. However, he suffered a disappointing loss to Jannik Sinner in the semifinals, who cut off the 19-year-old tennis player’s fairytale run with some incredible strokes.
Carlos Alcaraz talks about the loss that stung him the most?
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After losing to the Italian tennis player in the semi-finals, the Spanish tennis star spoke about his biggest regret at the post-match conference. Alcaraz was asked by a reporter, which upset him more?losing the number one ranking or failing to win the Miami Open, which ultimately led to the loss of his chance to claim the Sunshine Double.
To that question, he answered, “For me is like I lost the semifinal. I don’t think about I lost the No. 1, I lost the Sunshine Double. I don’t think about it. Of course it’s a shame. You know, but I had opportunity to get the Sunshine Double, but, I mean, I think I gonna have more years to try to get it.”?
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The reigning US Open champion gave a very subtle answer about his regret after losing the Miami Open semifinals. However, when considering the bigger picture of the rising tennis star’s career, he just has one regret or one unfulfilled emptiness in his wonderful tennis journey.
Alcaraz once highlighted his biggest regret?
A few days ago, in an interview with EssentiallySports, Juan Carlos Ferrero, the 19-year-old tennis player’s coach, revealed the one-time Grand Slam champion’s biggest regret on the tennis circuit.
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Notably, the 43-year-old former tennis player revealed the Spanish tennis star’s biggest regret was not being able to play a single match against the Swiss Maestro, Roger Federer. The 20-time Grand Slam champion retired last year at the Laver Cup in an emotional event that saw him play a doubles match with his greatest rival, Rafael Nadal. Alcaraz’s regret is well-founded considering he has played and won against the rest of the ‘Big Three’, namely Djokovic and Nadal.