<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/rain-halts-alcaraz-defending-champ-gauff-crashes-out-23376401" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Carlos Alcaraz</strong></a> let loose his frustrations with a violent racquet smash in a 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 defeat on Friday at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open that he called the &ldquo;worst match&rdquo; of his career.</p>
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<p>The reigning Roland Garros and <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/tennis-rankings-wimbledon-champion-barbora-krejcikova-returns-to-top-10-alcaraz-stays-at-no-3-23364297" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Wimbledon</strong></a> champion could not match the wily skills of 37-year-old French opponent Gael Monfils, two decades in the game and a threat to any young gun.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;It was the worst match that I ever played in my career,&rdquo; Alcaraz said. &ldquo;I couldn&rsquo;t play. I don&rsquo;t know what happened. Honestly, I couldn&rsquo;t, I couldn&rsquo;t control myself. I couldn&rsquo;t be better. It was impossible to win, and that&rsquo;s all.&rdquo; Alcaraz said he had never before broken a racquet in anger but this match was the exception.</p>
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The reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion could not match the wily skills of 37-year-old French opponent Gael Monfils, two decades in the game and

Carlos Alcaraz falls short against Gael Monfils, smashes racquet at Cincinnati Open

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The reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion could not match the wily skills of 37-year-old French opponent Gael Monfils, two decades in the game and a threat to any young gun

Carlos Alcaraz falls short against Gael Monfils, smashes racquet at Cincinnati Open

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