"You can improve more from defeats...": Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz isnt going to dwell on his threeset loss against Grigor Dimitrov in the Shanghai Masters Round of 16Instead after going 52 during the Asian Swing the Spaniard is ready to get back on the practice courtI always say that you can improve more from the defeats than the wins After this trip I took a lot of lessons to improve to be better Alcaraz said in his press conference as quoted by ATPAlso ReadSreejesh rues lack of recognition in KeralaAs I said in Beijing I have to work on a few things to beat the best guys and after this loss it happened not too much time ago so I have to think about it But I will take a lot of lessons to improve in practice before the tournaments that I have ahead Alcaraz addedI think Im playing great tennis Even if I didnt make the quarterfinals in Shanghai or lost in the semifinals in Beijing I think Im playing great tennis So I have to practise at 100 per cent in the weeks before Basel That is the next tournament for me so Ill try to do my best in that tournament he saidAfter winning the first set the No 2 player in the ATP Rankings appeared to be in an excellent position to struggle through against the 2017 ATP Finals champion But Dimitrov maintained his level and Alcaraz was unable to find the answers he so frequently does to reestablish his leadProbably I had to start the second set better I think I made a few mistakes in the first game that I shouldnt do That is the truth It was a little bit of a surprise for me as well the way that he started the second set after lets say a tough first set for him said the SpaniardHe didnt makeup and downs in his game after a really good first set He started really well in the second set and kept that level that intensity during the second set and the third set He didnt let me put my game on the match I was all the time fighting to find a way to put the match on my own game but I couldnt And I think that was the key of the matchAlthough Alcaraz bemoaned a wasted opportunity in Asia to close the gap on Novak Djokovic in the battle for ATP YearEnd No 1 he was quick to praise Dimitrov for his performance in their ATP Head2Head seriesI think he played great He played a great match since the beginning until the last ball No up and downs in his game Comparing to the matches that weve played before he was on another level today So congratulations to him and I have to be better if I want to beat this Grigor Alcaraz saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever