Alcaraz’s monumental anger in his match with Bergs in Shanghai: “I can’t play like that! I don’t understand it, I don’t understand it, I can’t play tennis by intuition”

Warming of Carlos Alcaraz during the first set of his match against the Belgian Zizou Bergs in the third round of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000. Just when he had just suffered the ‘break’, a loss of serve that would lead minutes later to giving up the set 5-7 in 58 minutes.

The Murcian, 23 years old and world No. 3, suffering against a brave rival, 27 years old and No. 39. An opponent with an aggressive game, without complexes. Putting pressure on the recent champion of the Tokyo tournament, who is very complaining about the playing conditions.

His anger was monumental, he launched a speech for himself and also his team, so he shouted so that it could be heard by his team, especially his head coach, Samuel López.

He especially focused on a ball already highly criticized by other colleagues, such as Alexander Davidovich in their match the day before. “I don’t understand it, that one ball bounces off me and the other throws me off. I can’t, man! I can’t play like that! h…!.

Alcaraz’s intense monologue. He insisted. “One ball goes like this (indicates down) and the other bounces up. I don’t understand it, I don’t understand it! I can’t play tennis like that, by intuition.”

He lost the set in the next game, he tried to calm his spirits Samu Lopezwho addressed his pupil. “Just do your tennis, get involved and with joy. And if you have to make a mistake, let it make a mistake, but make a good mistake. Hit the ball, brave, come on, let’s go there man, let’s go and turn this around,” said the Alicante coach.

“I definitely have a vision problem or something,” Carlos Alcaraz insisted in his complaints as the second set began. Fast court, ball that wears out and a tournament that has not done well in its two previous participations. A messy man from Murcia, although with resources to try to turn the situation around. Lost in the round of 16 in 2023 with Grigor Dimitrov, yielded in quarters of 2024 with Tomas Machac and was decommissioned in 2025.