We cannot say if Carlos will play tomorrow

Jose Morón | 12 Nov 2024 | 12.13

"It is going to be difficult for Carlos to be at 100% tomorrow," Ferrero. Photo: Getty

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This midday, alarms went off within Carlos Alcaraz's team when the Murcian stopped the training after just about 10 minutes of a light practice feeling unwell. He is still not recovering from the illness, and they will rely on his body fighting against the disease and giving him a respite for his match this Wednesday against Rublev.

As we have learned at Punto de Break, Carlos has been on antibiotics for four days and has tightness in his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe properly. The medication and illness are leaving him "without energy," and he struggles to catch his breath during exchanges. Not feeling up to it, Alcaraz decided to stop training and they will head back to the hotel to rest and preserve all the energy they can.

I have learned that Alcaraz feels "without energy" due to the illness and the medications he is taking.

Today, he decided to stop training feeling unwell. He has tightness in his chest and struggles to breathe.

The team's intention is for him to rest as much as possible, and tomorrow... pic.twitter.com/QTD5zDdntz
— José Morón (@jmgmoron) November 12, 2024

Stroke of bad luck

Upon leaving the training session, Juan Carlos Ferrero informed some journalists present about the situation that the Murcian is going through. "As soon as he moves a bit, he finds it hard to breathe. He has tightness in his chest. A bad time to fall ill. We can't predict whether he will play tomorrow or not. We've all played under these circumstances. I don't think it will get to the point of not playing, but it will be difficult for him to be at 100% tomorrow," the coach revealed, as reported by journalist Germán Abril.

Therefore, everything will remain pending until Wednesday morning when we find out if Alcaraz will be ready to play his second match in Turin. They would have liked to play at night for an additional six hours of rest, but the tournament scheduled him for the day session at 14:00, so we will learn about the decision he makes in the morning.

Juan Carlos Ferrero: «As soon as he moves a bit, he finds it hard to breathe. He has tightness in his chest. A bad time to get sick. We shouldn’t jump to conclusions about whether he will play tomorrow or not. We have all played in these conditions. I don't think it will... pic.twitter.com/pNPwsvFx3X
— Germán R. Abril (@gerebit0) November 12, 2024