Carlos Alcaraz lost to Sebastian Korda in the third round of the Miami Open.
Reacting to the Spaniard’s defeat, legendary tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou suggested that Alcaraz was bored.
“My feeling is that [Carlos] Alcaraz is bored. The guy already has seven Grand Slams, and I feel like playing Masters 1000s; he’s won so many already, he’s not that interested. That’s really a feeling that I have,” said Mouratoglou.
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Former world number one Andy Roddick has now delivered his verdict on those comments.
Andy Roddick thinks anyone calling Carlos Alcaraz bored is ‘thirsty for clicks’
During a Q&A on his YouTube channel, Roddick shared his reaction to the comments, but wasn’t told they were from Mouratoglou.
“I don’t want to know who said it, because I want to react to the content…” he said.
“By the way, also I’m sure there was no respect to Seb Korda with that analysis, or any other player that ever beats Carlos Alcaraz.
“No disrespect to [Daniil] Medvedev, because you’re bored when you’re playing a former number one and Grand Slam champion, no disrespect to the field at all…
“I’d say that’s a really hard opinion to commit to unless you actually know something.
“I think it’s borderline disrespectful to tennis earth, and players, and someone who is nine in the world and beats Alcaraz.
“If I’m [Daniil] Medvedev and I see that, I might get CTE from my eyeroll!
“To me, that’s ridiculous.
“Without knowing, that feels thirsty for clicks.”
Roddick clearly disagrees with Mouratoglou…
And he might be right to.
Yes, Alcaraz underperformed in Indian Wells and Miami by his standards, but to say he’s bored given his record in 2026 is a bit of a stretch.
Carlos Alcaraz’s record in 2026
| Tournament | Performance | Win/Loss record | Win % |
| Australian Open | Champion | 7-0 | 100% |
| Qatar Open | Champion | 5-0 | 100% |
| Indian Wells | Semi-finals | 4-1 | 80% |
| Miami Open | Third round | 1-1 | 50% |
| Total | – | 17-2 | 89% |
Alcaraz has picked up two trophies in four tournaments and has won just under 90% of the matches he’s played this year.
In doing so, Alcaraz has accumulated more points than anyone else in men’s tennis.
Live ATP Race to Turin
- 1. Carlos Alcaraz – 2,950 points
- 2. Jannik Sinner – 2,300 points
- 3. Daniil Medvedev – 1,700 points
- 4. Alexander Zverev – 1,690 points
- 5. Novak Djokovic – 1,400 points
If he can do that when he’s bored, the rest of the tour will have to pray he doesn’t focus anytime soon!
Carlos Alcaraz can return to winning ways in Monte-Carlo
All jokes aside, Alcaraz wasn’t at the level we expected at the first two Masters 1000 events of the year.
But he wasn’t in 2025, either, and finished the year at the top of the Masters 1000 leaderboard.
Most Masters 1000 titles per year since 2020
| Year | Most Masters titles | Masters titles |
| 2025 | Carlos Alcaraz (3) | Monte-Carlo Masters, Italian Open, Cincinnati Open |
| 2024 | Jannik Sinner (3) | Miami Open, Cincinnati Open, Shanghai Masters |
| 2023 | Carlos Alcaraz (2), Novak Djokovic (2), Daniil Medvedev (2) | (Carlos Alcaraz) Indian Wells, Madrid Open, (Novak Djokovic), Cincinnati Open, Paris Masters, (Daniil Medvedev), Miami Open, Italian Open |
| 2022 | Carlos Alcaraz (2) | Miami Open, Madrid Open |
| 2021 | Alexander Zverev (2) | Madrid Open, Cincinnati Open |
| 2020 | Novak Djokovic (2) | Cincinnati Open, Italian Open |
Last year, Alcaraz lost his opening match in Miami before bouncing back in the principality.
Winning his first Monte-Carlo Masters title, he announced his return to form in a big way.
Then, after skipping the Madrid Open due to injury, Alcaraz swooped up his second Masters 1000 title of the year in Rome.
Later in the year, the Spaniard won the Cincinnati Open, taking his tally to three for the season.
If Alcaraz can do the same in 2026, he’ll silence any doubters.
You certainly wouldn’t bet against him doing so.
His great rival, Jannik Sinner, will, of course, pose a threat in Monte-Carlo, but several other top stars have already pulled out of the year’s first clay-court Masters 1000 event.
America’s Taylor Fritz will skip the event, as he looks to recover from his knee tendonitis.
And Novak Djokovic has also withdrawn from the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Will Alcaraz take advantage of their absences and retain his Monte-Carlo crown? Only time will tell…
The 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters begins on Monday, April 6.
