‘Go ahead, I’ll support you’: Alcaraz leaves a message for Sinneck in the 2023 Miami Open final

After a thrilling semi-final in Miami, won by Yannick Sinner 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2, Carlos Alcaraz left a message for his opponent in the draw for Sunday’s Miami final against Daniel Medvedev.”Go ahead man, I’ll support you,” he wrote.It’s great to see such respect and camaraderie between the two rising powers and to pay tribute to Alcaraz who showed sportsmanship and warmth after a tough defeat.However, the Spaniard, who will lose the top spot in the standings when the new rankings are released on Monday April 3, struggled to come to terms with the loss in stride.”After the game, for 15 to 25 minutes, I couldn’t talk to anyone,” he told reporters. “I complained a lot, everything is crap for me,” he said.But when he calmed down, he was ready to face the press and was keen to play down the idea that his third-set errors were the reason he lost to Sinner for the third time in six career fights.”I started having cramps at the start of the third set, but that’s not the reason why I lost the match,” he said. “I came back from the cramps at the start, I started to feel better. But of course, Yannick, he was better than me in the third set. It’s true, you know.”Instead of being frustrated with the missed opportunity to win the tournament for the second time and retain the No. 1 ranking, Alcaraz is already focused on what it needs to do best to regain the edge over its rival.”I don’t think about losing number 1, I lost the championship double. I don’t think about it,” he said.”Of course it’s a shame, but I had the opportunity to receive a double Sunshine Award, but I think I will have many more years to try to get it. But all I can think of , is to level up to beat Yannick.”