"He's just more prone to having the small injuries": Carlos Alcaraz told by Bartoli to watch out in sabotaging his own body
ATPTuesday, 03 October 2023 at 22:30
Marion
Bartoli cautioned that Carlos Alcaraz should exercise caution regarding the
care of his body in the future.
World No. 2
Carlos Alcaraz suffered a painful defeat in the semifinals of the Beijing Open
against his rival Jannik Sinner, losing 7-6, 6-1. He is now preparing for his
participation in the Shanghai Open, a Masters 1000 event, starting next week.
The
20-year-old tennis player has faced the rise of 22-year-old Jannik Sinner and
20-year-old Holger Rune, who have established themselves as the strongest young
players currently and are expected to lead the ATP Tour in the coming years.
Former
tennis player Marion Bartoli discussed Alcaraz's style of play and how it could
impact his physical well-being on the Tennis Majors podcast. She also mentioned
Holger Rune as another young player who needs to take care of his physical
health in the future, as he has already faced physical issues:
“Because of
the physicality of his game and the way he is playing, he’s just more prone to
having the small injuries. They’re not major injuries that put him on the side
for a long time, even though last year he missed the year-end championship and
therefore the Australian Open this year.”
“I think
it’s more due to a different game style,” she explained.
“When we
look at Holger, it’s very muscley and now he has this major back injury because
you can see everything is just really forced. And it’s the same for Carlos in
some sort of ways.”
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The
Frenchwoman also compared the young stars to the world No. 1 and 24-times Grand
Slam champion Novak Djokovic, whom she considers the "perfect tennis
athlete.”:
“The
flexibility, the smoothness, everything moves freely,” she added. It’s
something that Alcaraz and Rune might want to emulate later on, as Bartoli told
them to “watch out” in case the powerful play styles that helped them break through
could be their undoing down the line.
“That’s
also why Carlos and Holger got so good so early, as well,” Bartoli continued.
“So it’s
the pros and the cons from what their game styles are and the way they are
built physically, but for sure they will have to watch out because if they want
to last that long it’s going to take a lot out of both of their bodies.”
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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