Carlos Alcaraz’s coach, Samuel Lopez, has reflected on the Spaniard’s behavior at the Miami Open. Alcaraz was knocked out in the round of 32 in a three-set loss against home player Sebastian Korda in the Miami Open.

Earlier, Alcaraz suffered a straight-set loss against Daniil Medvedev in the Indian Wells semifinals when his 16-0 start to the season was broken.

During the Miami Open, Alcaraz was seen shouting at his box, ‘I can’t take it anymore, I want to go home.’

Lopez said, as quoted by Eurosport Spain, “Let’s see, I don’t think it should be normalized in the sense of just leaving it as it is. But I also don’t see it as anything surprising. He’s 22 and you have to make him understand that these kinds of comments have a lot of impact, especially outside the team. Internally, we knew how we arrived in Miami and what the situation was.”

Lopez said Alcaraz should try to control his emotions, but said the entire episode should not be given more importance by the fans and media.

He added, “He has to try to control those impulses that he has: he has always had them, and less and less each time. He has to control them, especially for the opponent, both the player and the opposing team, not to show those weaknesses in certain moments. But beyond that, it’s a way of expressing himself and releasing some of the tension and fatigue that builds up. There’s no need to give it more importance.”

Alcaraz will want to start afresh in the upcoming clay season. He will next compete at the Monte Carlo Masters, which takes place between April 4 to April 12.