ROLEX PARIS MASTERS

November 4, 2022

Carlos Alcaraz

Press Conference

H. RUNE/C. Alcaraz

6-3, 6-6 [Ret.]

THE MODERATOR: Tough luck, Carlos. Can you tell us what happened?

CARLOS ALCARAZ: Is something wrong on the abdominal. Yeah, at the end of the set, it was wrong. It was getting wrong, and yeah, I preferred to retire and see it, and take care about it.

THE MODERATOR: Questions in English.

Q. Obviously it's been a very long season. You won, played many matches. Are you waiting patiently the end of the season?

CARLOS ALCARAZ: Sorry?

Q. Are you waiting the end of the season?

CARLOS ALCARAZ: No. Well, I have the Nitto Finals. Right now I have some test on how it's gonna be before Turin, but right now I'm focused to try to get better in the abdominal and trying to be at the 100% in Turin.

Q. How concerned are you? How worried are you? Is it painful? What can you not do? Is it a case of you can't stretch? Can you highlight exactly how you're feeling?

CARLOS ALCARAZ: Well, yeah, I cannot stretch. I mean, I couldn't serve well. I couldn't hit the forehand well. When I turn the body, I feel it.

So I feel the abdominal in so many movements. Yeah, I was thinking about it. And, yeah, playing like that with some problems and some things in my mind, it's better to retire.

Q. Is it some pain that you know that already happen or are you more worried because that is the first time you have this kind of pain in this place of your body?

CARLOS ALCARAZ: I think it's the first time, but is in a zone that I have problems, I have problems before.

Yeah, as I said, I'm gonna do some tests in the abdominal and let's see if it's the same problem as I felt before or no.