"It tends to come bite you back in the a**": Andrea Petkovic fears for Carlos Alcaraz' long-term tennis future after early injuries
ATPThursday, 07 December 2023 at 03:30
Former Germany’s tennis star Andrea
Petkovic has expressed concern about the future of Carlos Alcaraz after recent injuries.
The 20-year-old is often regarded
as one of the most highly-rated players currently playing in the men’s singles
category alongside Italy’s Jannik Sinner and America’s Ben Shelton. Petkovic
was recently quoted in a report where she expressed concern about the future of
Alcaraz after suffering injuries at the beginning of her career.
“I have observed the thing with
athletes, with colleagues that I’ve been next to for past 20 years. When
someone has an injury very early on in their career, it seems to just keep
bothering them in the same place.
“But I think it’s when you’re still
growing. I am [worried about Alcaraz]! Same with Rafa, Rafa had a bad injury
early on, and he always had injuries. If you look at someone like [Novak]
Djokovic, Roger [Federer] – they were never injured. I do think if you’re
unlucky at the beginning of your career, while you’re still growing with a big
injury, it tends to come bite you back in the a**.”
Alcaraz became the talk of the town
after winning Wimbledon in 2023 after securing a win in a five-set thrilling
contest against the current world number one Novak Djokovic with a score of 1–6,
7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.
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