Carlos Alcaraz owns up to doing ‘the wrong thing’ after Monte-Carlo Masters victory

Carlos Alcaraz was in a reflective mood after reaching the last eight at the Monte-Carlo Masters.

Carlos Alcaraz owned up to doing ‘the wrong thing’ after beating Daniel Altmaier (Image: TENNIS CHANNEL)

Carlos Alcaraz has vowed to change his approach going forward following his latest win at the Monte-Carlo Masters, having realised that he has been doing ‘the wrong thing’. The young Spaniard booked his spot in the last eight with a one-sided victory over Daniel Altmaier on Thursday. He will go up against Arthur Fils for a place in the semi-finals.

Alcaraz made light work of Altmaier, even throwing in an outrageous tweener shot on his way to a 6-3 6-1 triumph. There was nothing to separate the two players after six games but Alcaraz won the next three to close out the first set. In the second set, he won five successive games from 1-1 to wrap up a routine victory.

The young Spaniard made light work of Daniel Altmaier to reach the last eight (Image: GETTY)
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Speaking to the Tennis Channel after stepping off the court, Alcaraz explained that he is trying to put more emphasis on enjoyment rather than worrying too much about the rankings. He believes a simpler approach will help him to play at his brilliant best.

“I’ve been paying attention to the rankings and the stats,” he said. “I think it’s the wrong thing to do. Right now I realise that I have to just play. I love playing tennis, I love stepping on the court.

“[I need to] just focus on good tennis and forget about the rankings, forget about everything. I realise that I have to do that. In the clay tournaments, I will try to do that, forget about everything and just play.”

Alcaraz went on to insist that he is feeling good after his win over Altmaier, having initially struggled to get going against Francisco Cerundolo in the previous round.

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“I felt great today,” he said. “It’s the first time I’ve been on clay. I had a week and a half to prepare for this tournament, so I guess it’s progress to keep going every day, trying to get better and better.

“The first round was a little bit tricky for me. I struggled a little bit with the game and I think today I felt much better. Hopefully in the quarter-final I am much, much better. I think it’s about time spent on the court.

“It’s really important to see what is happening, what is going on during the match, trying to improve things that are going wrong. In the first round I couldn’t play aggressively or the way that I love playing. I knew that I had to change something.

“I got closer to the line [against Altmaier], I put pressure on his service game. That’s my style and my game and I realise that. Today, from the first point, I tried to do it.”