By Richard Pagliaro | Sunday, November 16, 2025Photo credit score: Antoine Couvercelle/ROLEX
Carlos Alcaraz performed the second set of his ATP Finals loss to Jannik Sinner together with his proper thigh taped up.
Within the aftermath of his 7-6(4), 7-5 loss to the second-ranked Sinner in Turin right now, Alcaraz mentioned the leg situation wasn’t a contributing trigger to his defeat.
The world No. 1 mentioned he additionally plans to journey to Bologna within the hopes of representing Spain in subsequent week’s Davis Cup Ultimate 8.
“Basically, I feel it was a terrific plan that I did right now,” Alcaraz instructed the media in Turin. “That’s why I’m actually pleased with the extent and the efficiency that I did right now, as a result of I feel I didn’t toomany issues unsuitable, which is nice.
“However yeah, the Davis Cup, yeah, I’m heading off to Bologna tomorrow.”
Captain David Ferrer is aiming to steer Spain to its seventh Davis Cup championship and first since 2019. Spain is ready to play Czechia within the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Thursday, November twentieth, so Alcaraz has three days to get better.
Reigning US Open champion Alcaraz appeared to pressure his proper hamstring lunging for a return. Previous to the beginning of the second set, Alcaraz referred to as for the coach who taped up his proper thigh.
Afterward, Alcaraz mentioned he adopted a extra aggressive strategy to the match, not due to his harm, however as a result of he felt a change was needed at that time within the match.
“Effectively, I didn’t change the plan due to the harm,” Alcaraz mentioned. “I modify it as a result of I felt that I hadto do one thing else. I’m making an attempt to be as aggressive as I can on courtroom each match, however particularly I feel much more. in opposition to Jannik. Each time that I can, simply making an attempt to go ahead.
“It really works, to be trustworthy, as a result of I used to be a break up. I used to be serving nicely. That sport I feel was 3-2, I don’t bear in mind truly, however in the midst of the second set, I used to be up within the sport. Few errors that I didn’t should do it, to be trustworthy.”
Davis Cup Ultimate 8 Schedule
QUARTERFINAL 1 – France v Belgium
Tuesday November 18th – 16.00 (CET)
QUARTERFINAL 2 – Italy v Austria
Wednesday, November nineteenth – 16.00 (CET)
QUARTERFINAL 3 -Spain v Czechia
Thursday, November twentieth – 10.00 (CET)
QUARTERFINAL 4 – Argentina v Germany
Thursday, November twentieth – 17.00 (CET)
SEMIFINAL 1 (QF1 v QF2)
Friday, November twenty first – 16.00 (CET)
SEMIFINAL 2 (QF3 v QF4)
Saturday, November twenty second – 12.00 (CET)
FINAL
Sunday, November twenty third – 15.00 (CET)
