{"id":1843684,"date":"2026-03-24T09:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1843684"},"modified":"2026-03-24T09:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:45:07","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-a-bit-worn-out-as-former-world-no-2-reacts-to-spaniards-want-to-go-home-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1843684","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz &#8216;a bit worn out&#8217; as former world No 2 reacts to Spaniard&#8217;s &#8216;want to go home&#8217; comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Carlos Alcaraz \u2018a bit worn out\u2019 as former world No 2 reacts to Spaniard\u2019s \u2018want to go home\u2019 comment<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Shahida Jacobs                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"24 Mar 2026 9:45 AM\" data-ps-date=\"24 Mar 2026 9:45 AM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1774345507\"><br \/>\n                            24 Mar 2026 9:45 AM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on 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lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Carlos Alcaraz with Alex Corretja inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>It is natural for Carlos Alcaraz to feel \u201coverwhelmed\u201d and \u201cexhausted\u201d following his brilliant start to the 2026 season, according to two-time Grand Slam finalist Alex Corretja.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz started the year in spectacular fashion as he won the Australian Open to become the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/facts-stats\/youngest-men-complete-career-grand-slam-open-era-carlos-alcaraz-beat-federer-djokovic-nadal\"> youngest man to complete the Career Grand Slam<\/a> and he followed it up with the Qatar Open title.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard went on to reach the semi-final of the Indian Wells Open to take his unbeaten run to 17 matches, but it all unravelled against Daniil Medvedev as the Russian won 6-3, 7-6 (7-3).<\/p>\n<p>After starting his Miami Open campaign with an impressive 6-4, 6-4 win over Joao Fonseca, the world No 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-defeat-shock-miami-open-ranking\">slumped to a 3-6, 7-5, 4-6 defeat<\/a> at the hands of Sebastian Korda and he struggled throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old told his coaching team at the start of the second set, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/miami-open-what-frustrated-carlos-alcaraz-told-team-exchange\">\u201cI can\u2019t take it anymore, I want to go home now\u201d<\/a> while during the post-match conference he admitted he was ready to take a break to recharge his batteries.<\/p>\n<p>Former world No 2 Corretja says the seven-time Grand Slam winner\u2019s winning run has taken a toll.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCarlos is having such a tough season that playing against Fonseca in his opening match in Miami \u2013 Korda, who had just won a major tournament two or three weeks earlier, a player who has beaten him before, on a court where the ball doesn\u2019t bounce as much and which is a bit more humid \u2013 perhaps doesn\u2019t affect Carlos\u2019s game as much. Sebastian plays very flat and served impressively,\u201d he told Eurosport.<\/p>\n<h2>Carlos Alcaraz News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/miami-open-carlos-alcaraz-rival-questions-roger-federer-comments\">Carlos Alcaraz rival questions Spaniard\u2019s \u2018Roger Federer\u2019 comments after recent meetings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/carlos-alcaraz-schedule-will-world-no-1-skip-clay-court-events-miami-open\">Carlos Alcaraz schedule: Will world No 1 skip any clay events after Miami Open struggles?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard added: \u201cI think it\u2019s only natural that Carlos is feeling a bit [overwhelmed] \u2026 winning so much is spectacular, but it\u2019s also overwhelming and exhausting. You don\u2019t get any rest; you have little time to recover.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the start of the year has been exceptional, but it leaves you little breathing space and few days to regain a bit of peace of mind and do what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz mentioned throughout the Sunshine Double that it was tough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/indian-wells-carlos-alcaraz-addresses-target-on-my-back-after-shock-daniil-medvedev-loss\">\u201chaving a target on his back<\/a>\u201d as players constantly raise their game against him and Corretja is not surprised he is \u201ca bit worn out\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they\u2019re putting together a spectacular schedule because I reckon they\u2019ve taken their time, but I also think it\u2019s only natural that at some point he\u2019d be a bit worn out and make a comment about being tired, or not being able to go on, or wanting to go home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComments like that are what you make when you\u2019re at home because your head\u2019s a bit overwhelmed. And I think that\u2019s a bit what happened to him. Korda set the bar very high by reaching the third round again, and it all got to him; it became too much for him,\u201d he concludes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz \u2018a bit worn out\u2019 as former world No 2 reacts to Spaniard\u2019s \u2018want to go home\u2019 comment Shahida Jacobs 24 Mar 2026 9:45 AM Carlos Alcaraz with Alex Corretja inset It is natural for Carlos Alcaraz to feel \u201coverwhelmed\u201d and \u201cexhausted\u201d following his brilliant start to the 2026 season, according to two-time Grand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1843684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1843684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1843684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1843684\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1843684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1843684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1843684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}