"The effort of the US Open came with a bill to pay" - Corretja on "huge mental and physical demand" on Alcaraz after ascending to remarkable heights

Alex Corretja believes that Alcaraz's Paris injuries came at a cost of his tremendous 2022 season where he played a lot of tennis.

Alcaraz had an amazing season where he won several huge events including the 2022 US Open and Alex Corretja believes it came with a cost. The Spanish Eurosport analyst talked about Alcaraz before the ATP Finals, noting:

"The efforts delivered by Alcaraz were immense, too much, to a point where it was almost impossible not to get injured. What happened is… I can't say that he went straight from 0 to 10 but let’s say from 4 to 10, and it takes a huge mental and physical demand; it’s very difficult to deal with."

He continued:

"All this is a lesson for him, he’s learning, and he has a team around him [led by ex-world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero] that knows exactly what it takes to be at the top. They too must learn how Carlos’ body reacts to the matches, in the media glare, with the intensity needed to be at the top and his will to keep the number one spot."

Concluding with:

"I don’t think what happened to him is surprising. It is only logical to me for him to get exhausted at the end of such a season. The most important thing is that he will finish the year world No. 1 or No. 2 and that he won a Grand Slam. I am convinced that they will find the adequate schedule next year for Carlos to keep winning the big tournaments."