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Carlos Alcaraz reveals what happened in warming up in front of his match with Jack Draper, which really made him “crazy”.

Carlos Alcaraz shared an insight into his warming up before the semi -finals of the Indian Wells Masters.

After the success of 2023 and 2024, the Spaniard wanted to strive for a third title in the California desert in the California desert.

But the series is over when Jack Draper was the third player who defeated Alcaraz in Indian Wells to Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.

The 21-year-old suffered a 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 defeat against the British number one, which advanced to his first Masters 1000 final.

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What did Carlos Alcaraz say about his warming up before facing Jack Draper in Indian Wells?

Carlos Alcaraz is one of the most constant players on the ATP tour and he is very clever in putting a lot of pressure on his opponents.

But he could not do this in the first set against Draper, since Alcaraz won less than 30% of his second service points, reached double -digit numbers in the event of casual errors, and he was in individual numbers for winners.

Alcaraz completely turned the script in the Set Two and won it without losing a game, but Draper claimed two breaks to climb 5-2 in determination.

World number three claimed a return and consolidated it to reduce the deficit to 5-4. But for the second time of the question, Draper successfully served for the match and ended Alcaraz's winning streak in Indian Wells.

After the match, Alcaraz expressed his frustrations about his performance and how things didn't feel right all day.

“I mean, I think today was a difficult day for me. I didn't practice well. I didn't feel in court. You know, even when I warm up in court, I was very missing. I didn't feel my shots, ”said Alcaraz to reporters.

“That's why I spoke to Juan Carlos on my bike because I was a little mad at myself how I warmed up on the farm.

“As I said, I didn't use the match as well as possible to the match. So I was nervous throughout the day, in practice before the game, and I think that influenced the match. That's why I had the conversation with Juan Carlos on my bike. “

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Jack Draper beats Carlos Alcaraz for the second time and reaches the first master 1000 finals

Despite a decline in the second set, Draper achieved a solid performance to defeat Alcaraz for the second time in his career.

This result also means that the British number one is transferred to the top 10 of the ATP tour for the first time in its career.

“To be honest, it was a strange match,” he said after the match. “Carlos came out a little flat, I felt that. I had a chance in the first game of the second and he had an ace.

“What happened to him happened to me, I got tight, I had low energy. You can change your momentum very quickly against the top players in the world.

“I got lost there for 25 minutes, but in the third I was really proud of my competitiveness, my attitude and I somehow managed to get over the line.”