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"I don't know why they put this surface at the
end of the year," the Spaniard said in his post-match news
conference.
"All the tournaments we have played on hard court are so, so,
slow and then we come here to the Masters (Cup) and they put
this court so, so fast.
"I don't understand why they've set the speed so high for this
tournament when we have never played on a surface like this all
year."
Alcaraz is looking to become the youngest ATP Finals champion
since Pete Sampras in 1991 and, despite the loss, still has a
chance to advance to the knockout stages from the round-robin
Red Group.
"This tournament is different for many things, and one of them
is that it allows you to go through to the semi-finals despite
losing the first match," Alcaraz posted on Instagram.
The Spaniard's next match is on Wednesday against Andrey Rublev,
who went down 6-4 6-2 to Daniil Medvedev in his Red Group opener
on Monday.
The Russian duo were expected to duke it out in another epic
showdown after meeting in the final of the Dubai Open and the
quarter-finals of the U.S. Open earlier this year.
Fifth ranked Rublev, however, fell apart after losing the first
set and failed to put up much resistance as Medvedev eased to a
7-2 career record in matches against his compatriot.
"I felt really good and was able to get the upper hand fast,"
Medvedev said.
"I like to play aggressive on my serve, but Rublev plays in such
a style that he doesn't give me any other option because I don't
have the power of Alcaraz or (Stefanos) Tsitsipas on my
forehand."
The action continues on Tuesday with Tsitsipas taking on Holger
Rune, and world number one Novak Djokovic facing Jannik Sinner.
(Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City; Editing by Ken
Ferris, Peter Rutherford)
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