Six Kings Slam: Carlos Alcaraz retorts to Jannik Sinner
The words of Carlos Alcaraz
Speaking at the media day ahead of his debut in the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000, Carlos Alcaraz, among other topics, wanted to comment in no uncertain terms on statements made by his friend-rival Jannik Sinner regarding the decision to participate in the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia.
"If I said that I went to Riyad just to have fun or to play without thinking about money, I would be lying. It's obvious: everyone works for that too. It's how life works" began the Spanish tennis player.
"I love playing tennis and most of the time I don't think about money. I play for love and fun. On that occasion, forò you also have to be realistic and think that you're there to win money. In Saudi Arabia there'was the highest prize money in history, so it è was a good motivation, at least for me" continued the Murcian.
"I think I am ready for tomorrow’s match and I also think I will play great, I am full of confidence and excited to start this tournament. I have never played very well here, but this year I feel in a different condition: I know what I have to do and I have been doing a great job lately.I feel ready to do a good result or at least improve on what I got here last year" added the world number two.
"That I beat Jannik three times this year doesn't matter. I may not have been able to play well in some tournaments. I have a good winning percentage, but Sinner’s è over 91 percent and there have been very few of able to get a similar statistic. He’s really playing at another level. Like all my colleagues, my goal è to get as far as I can in every tournament and that’s what I’m going to try to do next season as well. I will try to be more continuous and improve in those tournaments where I did not do well" concluded Carlos Alcaraz.
