“I think for the player is something bad,” Carlos Alcaraz unhappy with the new clock rule during match against Jack Draper at the Queen’s Club Championship

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz fell to Jack Draper in straight sets 6(3)-7,3-6.

“I think for the player is something bad,” Carlos Alcaraz unhappy with the new clock rule during match against Jack Draper at the Queen’s Club Championship

Carlos Alcaraz (Via Imago)

Recently, Carlos Alcaraz was left fuming at the umpire after facing some issues due to new clock rule implementations. Tennis has evolved, and there has been a major change to the clock rule. 

Recently, the ATP decided to trial their new clock rule at the ongoing grass court tournaments. The Queen’s Club Championships and the Halle Open were the first of many to witness the new clock rule. The time between each point has now been completely removed, and the clock starts as soon as a point concludes, rushing the player to get back to their service place immediately. 

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It seems like the new rule has been somewhat of a problem to the World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz, who was absolutely stunned by the sudden change. In his match against Jack Draper in the fourth round, Alcaraz was seen debating with the chair umpire about the new rules and admitted after the match that he was rather unhappy with the new rule. 

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He told me that there is a new rule, this new thing, that the clock never stops. After the point is finished, the clock is putting on. I think for the player is something bad. I mean, I finish the point at the net, and I had no time to ask for the balls.
said Carlos Alcaraz after the match

Furthermore, he complained about not having enough time to receive the balls and not being able to bounce them. He also revealed that he was in a kind of rush to play the game, and ultimately lost the game against Draper. 

Carlos Alcaraz faced a massive upset as he lost to Jack Draper at the Queen’s Club Championship

The Queen’s Club Championships saw yet another major upset of the tournament. First, it was Daniil Medvedev who was unable to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Now it is the defending champion, Carlos Alcaraz, who fell to the hometown star. He was up against Jack Draper in the Round of 16 and needed to get a win to make it to the quarterfinals.

Jack Draper and Carlos Alcaraz
Jack Draper and Carlos Alcaraz (Via Imago)

However, he was put under the pump from the very start, struggling to fight back against the Brit. Soon, Draper took the first set in the tie-break and zoomed past him in the second, finishing off the game in straight sets 7-6(3), 6-3. 

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