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Alcaraz said that he’d enjoy some downtime with his family and friends before turning his attention to the clay court season.
Carlos Alcaraz. (Picture credit: AP)
World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz looks to shift his focus to the clay court swing of the season following his third-round exit from the Miami Open to American Sebastian Korda on Monday.
American Sebastian Korda registered a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 triumph over Carlos Alcaraz to condemn the Spaniard to an early exit, and Alcaraz said that he’d enjoy some downtime with his family and friends before turning his attention to the clay court season.
“Probably I’m going to go back home,” Alcaraz said.
“Chilling with my family, with my friends a couple of days. I don’t know how much my team are going to allow me to have rest and a day off.
“The clay season is around the corner. My mind right now is to take some days off, to reset my mind, reset the batteries, be ready and in good shape for the clay season,” Alcaraz said.
Alcaraz also touched up on the impact of pressure of going into a game as the favourite as compared to the underdogs, who get to play stress-free tennis.
“Obviously when you’re winning tournaments and you have great record win/lose, everything is easier in the way of pressure to the opponents,” he said. “I’m feeling they have more to win than to lose in those matches … they’re playing without pressure.”
“I’m not thinking about my pressure,” he said. “I don’t feel it at all. I’m trying to play my best,” the 21-year-old continued.
“I would say what I was practicing, you know, I think I just did it really well,” he said.
“Some couple things in previous tournaments that I just didn’t feel comfortable, I think in this tournament, I started to feel better and better.
“I think the process has been good. Besides the loss today, I think I’m still in the right way,” he concluded.
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March 23, 2026, 2:38 PM IST
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