The Mutua Madrid Open was actually hit by accidents and main walkovers and even the finalist of the Spanish ATP Masters 1000 match – Felix Auger Alissiame – spoke out on the problem.
The Canadian, who a day in the past additionally introduced the top of his skilled partnership with Toni Nadal, centered above all on Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
Carlitos, eradicated within the quarter-finals by the opposite finalist Andrey Rublev, then introduced that he’ll miss the Italian Open attributable to a brand new bodily drawback. Sinner, nevertheless, as a precaution determined to skip the semi-final in Madrid as a result of neck harm he has been carrying for just a few weeks. Daniil Medvedev additionally withdrew on the eve of the semi-finals.
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“I do not assume it is about me proper now. It is about these gamers. Jannik needed to withdraw from the match. We noticed Carlos go away Rome right this moment. Loopy instances for the elite of our sport, withdrawing from many occasions.
For me it is a unusual tempo not having performed a lot and being within the remaining. I can solely concentrate on the primary week I had. I performed an important match with Casper. I gave myself the chance to be within the QF after which loopy circumstances occurred nothing to say apart from preparing for Sunday,” he instructed on the post-match interview.
Felix analyzed the match of tomorrow towards Rublev
Felix additionally talked in regards to the Madrid remaining which can pit him towards Andrey Rublev tomorrow.
“I all the time had 3-set battles with Rublev. Even in 2018 I used to be a lot youthful however it’s nonetheless enjoyable. It is all the time a troublesome battle. I had a detailed encounter with him in Rotterdam this yr, I had some match factors, so hopefully it could go in my favor this time.
He’s all the time a participant who fights exhausting and is all the time current in each match. All of us have ups and downs as gamers, however he is all the time there. That is why we’ll see him once more in an essential remaining like this. If he actually deserves it,” he defined.
Auger Aliassime lastly talked about Jiri Lehecka’s retirement in Madrid.
“One of many strangest weeks of tennis you’ve got had. In 3 out of 4 video games, your opponent neither began nor completed the sport. He is loopy. I do not know if this has ever occurred to a participant earlier than. It is a unusual scenario to be in. This has by no means occurred to me in my profession to this point. A withdrawal or a renunciation or a retirement of this sort.
One after one other like this. I could not imagine what was occurring after I noticed his again fail him and block him. I actually really feel sorry for him. I too have suffered from accidents. We will all think about what it feels wish to exit on an evening like this hoping to win and get by means of. Having to battle your opponent and never with the ability to play. I’ve quite a lot of empathy for Jiri. For me, all I can do is attempt to put together for Sunday,” he analyzed
