"Physically we are not at our best": Carlos Alcaraz admits fatigue at Paris Olympics

Spain’s young tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has admitted that he is struggling from fitness concerns after going through a rigorous campaign at the Paris Olympics. The tennis event in the competition is coming to an end where remaining players are giving their all to secure the ultimate prize for their respective countries.

Alcaraz, who is already regarded as one of the best player currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category along with Italy’s Jannik Sinner and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, is currently taking part in the competition in the singles category, was quoted in a report where he admitted that the ongoing competition is taking at toll on his body.

"Today was a fight, pure fight, pure determination,” he said. “Physically we are not at our best, we are not going to fool ourselves. Today I woke up quite tired because of yesterday, which was quite intense. We are in the Olympics, playing for Spain, which for me is one of the most beautiful things in the world and that is what drives you up and what makes me not think about the tiredness, but give everything I have. I went out on the court trying to play with a lot of intensity.”

That comment is largely because Alcaraz already took part in the doubles category as well but he and his partner — former world number one Spain’s Rafael Nadal — were knocked out in the quarterfinal after they lost to the American pair of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in straight sets. The four-time Grand Slam winner stays very much alive in the singles category where he booked his place in the semifinal after beating America’s Paul in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6. He will face Canada’s Felix Auger Aliassime in the last-four clash who booked his place in the semifinal after beating Norway’s Casper Ruud with a score of 6-4, 6-7, 6-3.