It was during the third set that Carlos Alcaraz let out his pent-up frustrations by hitting his racket several times on the court, wrecking it. The world No. 3 ATP lost to 37-year-old Gael Monfils in the score of 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4.
Alcaraz wrote on X in Spanish on Saturday that he realized his behavior was not appropriate and such actions should not take place on the court, yet emotions are sometimes very hard to handle when your heart rate is very high, and promised to work on prevention as much as possible.
He reflected on his performance, saying, "I felt that it was the worst match that I have ever played in my career," as he fought for the first time since his silver medal at the Paris Olympics. He went ahead and said: "I've been practising really well. I was feeling great. But I couldn't play. I want to forget it and try to move on to New York.
His next major tournament will be the U.S. Open, starting in New York on August 26.
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