With the primary reply at his pre-tournament press convention on Wednesday, BNP Paribas Open high seed Carlos Alcaraz instantly quelled any doubts of lingering health considerations.
The 19-year-old took a while off after injuring his proper hamstring throughout his run to the Rio de Janeiro remaining, an issue that pressured him to withdraw from Acapulco. But after a fast restoration, with lower than per week spent off the court docket, Alcaraz is raring to go on the yr’s first ATP Masters 1000.
“I’m [feeling] really good right now,” the returning semi-finalist stated on the event’s media day. “Today was the fist practice that I practised with some players, [played] some points. I feel great. I took some days off and it was really good for me. Right now I’m ready.”
Alcaraz has loads to play for this week: By profitable his third Masters 1000 crown, he would return to No. 1 within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings. While he doesn’t contemplate himself a favorite within the desert, the Spaniard is motivated to chase glory on each fronts.
“It’s a really good goal for me,” he stated of the potential double. “Of course taking part in a Masters 1000 is all the time powerful and I actually need to have consequence right here. I really like this event as nicely.
“For me, winning the tournament and being No. 1 again is a really good goal and I really want to go for it.”
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The Spaniard has latest expertise on this scenario, along with his 2022 US Open title run lifting him to World No. 1 for the primary time final September. While he has already claimed one title in 2023, profitable his season-debut event in Buenos Aires, Alcaraz is looking for his first hard-court title since his New York breakthrough.
“On hard court I think I’m a really good tennis player, so I’m going to go for it,” stated Alcaraz, who has not competed on the floor since final November’s Rolex Paris Masters. “I do not contemplate myself a favorite to win the event as a result of [it has been] a very long time since I performed on exhausting court docket. Of course there are loads of nice gamers on this draw which have possibilities to win the event.
“I would say that I have my chances to win the tournament and I’m going to [try to] take it.”
After a first-round bye, Alcaraz will open his third Indian Wells marketing campaign in opposition to qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis or wild card Brandon Holt.
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