Miami Open: Carlos Alcarazza acknowledges the ‘bad level’ during the early shock of David Goffin on the ATP 1000 event | Tennis news
World no. 2 Carlos Alcarazza suffered a shock early exit with Miami Open after David Goffin took away an impressive victory.
Goffin withdrew from Set to ask for a 5-7 6-4 6-3 win against Alcaraz, who fell to his second defeat in multiple matches after winning him at Indian Wells last week.
Alcarazza was punished for an inconsistent opening on the performance of ATP Masters 1000, and the Spaniard published 43 necessary errors during the defeat – including 28 on Forehand’s wing.
“It was a bad level from me,” Alcarazza said. “I just wanted to play better. After the first set, I thought I would be better. He played well, he played good tennis. My level didn’t increase. I think his level has increased a little after the first set.”
Alcarazza had the opportunity to move to no.
“I didn’t play well, I did not feel good physically. When you physically do not have confidence in your level, I think it’s really hard to maintain good tennis,” he said.
“I didn’t feel good in my feet. I wasn’t injured, I wasn’t sick. I felt perfect before the game. I felt well, a little nervous, which is normal before the game. But nothing more than that. I just felt ready, I thought I would play a really good tennis. That didn’t happen.”
Goffin is the first time to the third round of Miami Open for the first time since 2019, and now has three consecutive victories against three players, with Belgian set up to play American Brandon Nakashima.
“I feel amazing. Sometimes some matches are difficult and you have to fight, like the first round, and you’re happy to have a second round in the stadium,” Goffin said. “That’s why I’m still playing tennis, to have such a game at the stadium, play some good tennis.
“[I was] I just try to enjoy the moment … I felt physically ready to fight and then I felt the ball really good, so it is a kind of night in which you feel great and happy to fight, enjoy every point and in the end it is the perfect end with a great view of the match. It was amazing. “
Earlier that day, sixfold champion Novak Djokovic made his long-awaited Miami Open Return and beat Australian Rinky Hijika 6-0 7-6 (7-1) to reach the third round.
This marked the first appearance of Miami since 2019, and the fourth seed victory was his 410. Victory of ATP Masters 1000 games, connecting him with Raf Nadal on the list of all time.
“I wanted to make a statement to myself and others that I could still play at a high level,” Djokovic said. “I lost [my last] Two tournaments in my first rounds, so I really wanted to win the first match at the Miami Open. “
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