Carlos lost his first set.....6 - 1 😳

[a kennedy]

I’m sure he’s just feeling out this opponent, he’s beat him in the two previous meetings. We’ll see.

[tishaLA]

1. Not looking good

he seems off but VDZ is playing out of his mind. Way too many unforced errors from Carlos though.

[a kennedy]

2. OMGOSH!!!!! Woke up this morning.....headline, Carlos is out!!!!!

[a kennedy]

3. Well this could be his reason......hope it's only a temporary setback.

"The truth is that what I feel right now is that instead of taking steps forward, I’ve taken steps back in terms of my head and I don't understand why," he said.

"Because I came from a spectacular summer, from Roland Garros, from Wimbledon, coming out of there saying that mentally I had taken a step forward, like I had realised that to win big things or Grand Slams you had to be mentally tough. I come to this tour and it’s like I’ve taken steps back.

"It’s like I’m not well mentally. I’m not well, I’m not strong.

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