Spain’s
Carlos Alcaraz has stated he is satisfied with his
performance in the
Qatar Open despite suffering a surprising exit. The
21-year-old is often regarded as the best player currently playing in men’s tennis
in the singles category along with the likes of Jannik Sinner.
Alcaraz has recently participated in the Qatar Open where he
lost in the quarterfinal to Jiri Lehecka with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Talking
after the match, the young Spaniard stated that he remains satisfied with his
performance. He stated that he will leave the country with his head held high.
“I love the tournament, I think it’s an incredible event, it
has all the facilities possible for the players, it makes everything very easy,”
he said. “I leave Doha with my head held high, more confident and very happy
with what I did here, with what I felt with my team. I will be back next
season. I spoke with my team, with my coach and, honestly, I don’t know what
could have been done better. I probably could have served better at certain
moments, or in certain rallies where I didn’t end up playing a good point.
Honestly, I don’t know. I guess I have a complicated feeling right now, but I
have to give all the credit to Jiri because, when he was down on the
scoreboard, especially at 4-2 in the third set, he never gave up.”
Alcaraz started the 2025 season brightly. His first mega event
this year where he lost in the quarterfinal to the former world number one Novak
Djokovic with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Just before coming to Doha,
Alcaraz featured in the Rotterdam event where he lifted the title. In the
final, he got the better of Australia’s Alex de Minaur with a score of 6-4,
3-6, 6-2.