Alcaraz believes injury setbacks down to 'bad luck' after recent return halted: "I’m not worried about it all"

Carlos Alcaraz believes that his injuries are mostly due to bad luck as opposed to something he's doing or something being wrong in the way he approaches tennis.

Many questioned Alcaraz for playing consecutive weeks immediately after returning from injury, especially after he injured the leg that kept him away from the Australian Open. The Spaniard brushed aside talks of his approach being wrong but rather described the injuries as something that just happens. He called it bad luck:

“I’m not worried about it all. I would say it’s bad luck. I’m doing the right things off the court and it’s really important to the injury. I think I’m doing great work. I just have bad luck sometimes. Playing a lot of days in a row, like I did like 15 days in a row, with no days off is really tough. Of course, I’m gonna take that lesson probably during the year and have some days off during the tournament and not get injured, but I’m not going to worry about it.”

He also declared himself 100 % free of any problems ahead of Indian Wells giving credit to his team:

“You have to be patient. I’m a lucky player that I have a really good team behind me. I have a really good physio as well so we know how to recover from an injury well.

He also talked about the upcoming event dismissing the favourite mantle:

“I have a lot of confidence in myself. I think I’m playing really well right now. on hard court. I think I’m a really good tennis player. I’m going to go for it. I’m not considering myself a favourite to win the tournament because it’s been a long time ago since I played on a hardcourt. There are a lot of good players in the draw that have a chance to win this tournament. But I will say if I have my chances to win the tournament, I’m going to take it.”