This included Alcaraz withdrawing from the Canadian Open<\/a>, as did many top players including Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Novak Djokovic<\/a>.<\/p>\n Now, he has returned to the ATP Tour<\/a> at the Cincinnati Open, a tournament where Alcaraz struggled last year<\/a> and continues to face issues.<\/p>\n Alcaraz is a former Cincinnati Open finalist<\/a>, but lost his only match at the tournament last year to Gael Monfils<\/a>.<\/p>\n The five-time Grand Slam champion was put under some pressure this year as well by Damir Dzumhur, who also troubled Alcaraz at Roland Garros<\/a>.<\/p>\n After eventually coming through the match to beat Dzumhur, 6-1 2-6 6-3, Alcaraz<\/a> called the match a \u2018rollercoaster\u2019 and spoke about the many feelings he had throughout.<\/p>\n \u201cWell I just feel like it was a rollercoaster, you know, a lot of good feelings, bad feelings, back to the good ones,\u201d Alcaraz said in his on-court interview. \u201cAll I can say is just I\u2019m just happy to win, to get the win at the end and just know that I will have another chance just to be better.<\/p>\n \u201cI will try tomorrow to have my confidence back, because today, I just say, it was a little bit tricky. Damir plays really smart tennis, I would say I have to be really focused on be ready for that. Rest day tomorrow too, as I said, to give myself the confident back and that hopefully be in ready in the next round.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite being a former runner-up, the Cincinnati Open<\/a> is one of Alcaraz\u2019s weaker Masters 1000 tournaments.<\/p>\n When asked what he had learnt from his victory over Dzmhur, Alcaraz admitted that he finds it difficult to play well and suggested that the balls are hard to control.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, I just have to keep keeping giving myself chances during the match,\u201d said Alcaraz. \u201cHere it is difficult to play great tennis, the ball flies a lot, goes super fast, you have to be ready, you know, to be in a position for every shot.<\/p>\n \u201cSo that\u2019s that\u2019s really, really difficult to make. So you have to know that there will be a few, you know, points, games in the match that you\u2019re not going to feel good, so you have to maintain the positive things, the positive thoughts and just keep it going in the right way.<\/p>\n \u201cSo that\u2019s what they learned playing in Cincinnati and I think today I did pretty well. So I\u2019m just relieved about getting the win.\u201d<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s record at the Cincinnati Open<\/p>\n Alcaraz struggled throughout the North American hard court swing<\/a> last year, winning just one match at the Cincinnati Open and US Open combined.<\/p>\n The only two Masters 1000 tournaments where Alcaraz has a lower win-loss percentage are the Canadian Open<\/a> and the Paris Masters<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Carlos](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229434219-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Dylan Buell\/Getty ImagesCarlos Alcaraz admits it is \u2018difficult\u2019 to play good tennis at the Cincinnati Open<\/p>\n