Alcaraz coach on his recent injury woes: “it’s always hard to stop when you really want to play”

Carlos Alcaraz has spent most of the past six months away from the court due to injuries with some recent choices rising eyebrows among the tennis community.

Alcaraz injured reinjured his leg during the South American clay stretch and while this most recent one isn't severe, many pointed out that his heavy schedule so soon might be the culprit. It's the same injury that prevented him from playing at the Australian Open so there might truly be some correlation.

His coach defended the choices made by him and his team:

"Carlitos is fine, he knows that these things sometimes happen in tennis, but it’s always hard to stop when you really want to play. He came (to Acapulco) after several accumulated matches, so you are even more excited to continue playing, but sometimes these things happen.”

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He added:

"The team is studying the situation, although for me the first explanation lies in his very explosive style of play, which is often excessive in terms of the number of balls he chases in the same play. (This is) something that even happens in training. It is a very important characteristic in his DNA, one of the reasons that has led him to be what he is and that has led him to be at the ranking that he is at so young. Obviously, as he grows, it (his body) will regulate this issue a little better, although it will always be like that.’

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