“We had to offer something else,” said Carlos Alcaraz after his victory against Andrey Rublev in the ATP Finals

What needed to change after the first match? And is it easy to do when you're not feeling your best?
The match against Casper was really complicated. I really didn't feel in good shape, but that's no excuse, we have to move on. For the second match, I had to feel the ball better. Otherwise, I feel a little better, but not much.

I entered the court telling myself that I had to do something else, forget that I'm not in my best shape and just concentrate on tennis. I had to hold the exchange better, serve better. On this point, I was helped a lot by my department this time. I had several options, knowing I couldn't stay on my line and run. In fact, I recovered better after the long exchanges. I am happy with the result.