Carlos Alcaraz mentioned Thursday he had no time to rejoice turning into the China Open champion due to the gruelling tennis schedule,dashing straight from the stadium to catch a flight to the continuing Shanghai Masters.
Alcaraz defeated world primary Jannik Sinner over the course of a draining three hours and 21 minutes on Wednesday night time in Beijing, however by midday the subsequent day was already at a press convention in Shanghai.
The 21-year-old has beforehand mentioned that the lads’s tennis schedule is “going to kill us”, and that “we now have to do one thing about it”, however on Thursday appeared to rein in his criticism.
“The tennis schedule is so, so tight, we’re travelling from event to event with only one or two days earlier than the event begins, so it’s tough, however we now have to get used to it,” the Spaniard mentioned.
He informed reporters he needed to take all his baggage to the stadium with him earlier than the Beijing closing, and solely had time to do a press convention and take a bathe earlier than “working” to the airport.
“I simply did every little thing in a rush… we arrived right here in Shanghai tremendous late so I couldn’t sleep as a lot as I wished,” he mentioned, including that it was 4 am (2000 GMT Wednesday) by the point he obtained to the jap Chinese language metropolis.
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Alcaraz will play his first match of the event on Saturday towards Shang Juncheng, who grew to become solely the second participant from China to win an ATP Tour singles title when he received the Chengdu Open final month.
“I’m going to strategy the match the identical manner that I strategy each match, I’m going to organize as finest as I can,” Alcaraz mentioned.
“I hope to maintain enjoying the identical manner that I’m enjoying and let’s see what’s going to occur, however I’ll be prepared.”
Sinner may also be enjoying in Shanghai, with many seeing the rivalry between the 2 as the brand new narrative of the lads’s recreation.
“We aren’t shut buddies, however I feel the respect that we now have places us able that we now have a very good relationship,” Alcaraz mentioned on Thursday.
Additionally eying up the trophy is Novak Djokovic, who has received 4 instances earlier than in Shanghai and is focusing on a one centesimal singles title.
