"This is a wheel which continues": Carlos Alcaraz's coach says tennis star must adapt to demanding nature of ATP Tour
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Juan Carlos
Ferrero, Carlos Alcaraz's coach, commented that the Spaniard must get used to
the demanding ATP Tour schedule.
The young
star is in the semifinals of the ATP Finals in his first appearance in the
tournament. Last year, as the world No. 1, he couldn't participate due to an
injury after a challenging season. Alcaraz, at the age of 20, has already dealt
with injuries, and earlier this year, he had to skip tournaments, including the
Australian Open.
Despite
achieving remarkable results this season with six titles, including his second
Grand Slam at Wimbledon and two Masters 1000 titles in Indian Wells and the
Madrid Open, Alcaraz hasn't displayed his best form at the end of the season
and lost the world No. 1 ranking to Djokovic.
Juan Carlos
Ferrero recently commented that Alcaraz needs to get used to the tough schedule
if he wants to remain one of the best in the world.
“All the
players arrive with excess miles at the end of the year, there are many weeks
in which tournaments are played. And the best take on more matches, more
pressure, almost the obligation of having to win in almost every tournament.
That excess luggage can weigh more some weeks, and it’s having a bit of an
effect on Carlos.”
“I think
that professionally he has to start learning that the world of tennis is from
January to November. He has to take his breaks, but this is a wheel which
continues, and it is a job and that’s where you have to be at,” he added.
“Be more
consistent in matches, don’t open doors. Sometimes there are mistakes and it is
something that we have to improve a lot. Although it is true that he opens
doors, he always competes well and at the highest level.”
“He knows
this, the other day he already said that Novak doesn’t give you any [mistakes].
He has to improve his decision-making and he will achieve that with experience.
Carlos is very emotional and sometimes that helps him and other times not so
much.”
Alcaraz is
in the ATP Finals, where he advanced as the group leader and secured a showdown
with Novak Djokovic for a spot in the final. The winner will face Jannik
Sinner, who is in great form with four consecutive wins and has the home crowd
on his side.
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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