Alcaraz “trying to forget” Wimbledon loss
The Spaniard’s form slumped last time he lost a final
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Carlos Alcaraz is already focused on trying to forget his loss to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final on Sunday.
Last time the Spaniard was defeated in a major final – at the Paris Olympics – his form spiralled, with bad losses to Gael Monfils and Botic van de Zandschulp in the subsequent month and a host of early exits over the remainder of the season.
Having now suffered his first loss at Wimbledon in three years and maiden defeat in a Grand Slam final, Alcaraz says that he has learned his lesson from last year’s slump.
“I think it’s different. It’s a different feeling, to be honest,” he explained.
“Last year in the Olympics I was really bad emotionally after the match. It was really, really hard for me to accept that moment. Right now I think in the last year I’ve been through different situations that I learned from them.”
Focus on the positives, forget the negatives
We could all take a little life advice from Alcaraz, who openly admits that his strategy for dealing with Sunday’s loss is to have a selective memory.
“I just want to keep the good moments and trying to forget the bad moments,” the 22-year-old explained.
“I just want to think, okay, I just played a final in a Grand Slam, and try to forget that I lost it. I was able to play in it, and I just want to accept it.
“Right now I’m in a position that I’ve spoken a few times already that, okay, I just accept everything that is coming to me in the way it comes. Like, okay, I just lost a final in a Grand Slam, but I just really proud about being in a final.
“So right now I’m not bad at all. I’m just happy. I’m smiling because in my head it was about playing the final and being grateful for that.”
