"We shouldn't criticize Carlos Alcaraz too much" believes Roddick, points towards Djokovic's body in comparison at 20-years-old

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Wednesday, 23 August 2023 at 10:42
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Former American tennis star Andy Roddick believes that the current world number one Carlos Alcaraz must be given more time to understand how his body works.
The 20-year-old suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the final of the Cincinnati Open (Western & Southern Open) against Serbia’s legendary tennis player and the current world number two Novak Djokovic with a score of 5-7, 7-6, 7-6.
Talking after the match, Roddick expressed his opinion that the young tennis star must be given more time to understand how his body will react in different circumstances.
“Let's give some fair context,” he said. “Novak didn't have his body completely figured out when he was 20 years old either, right? Like the book [on how to play these matches] used to be let's extend rallies. What I used to try to do when I was playing Novak would now be a suicide mission against Novak.
“So we do need to give Carlos the appropriate amount of time to figure out his body. I changed midway through, diet can make a huge difference, but it's trial and error, right?.
“There's two things. We shouldn't criticize Carlos too much. It was extremely physical, he played a long three-setter yesterday, the day before that, the day before that, the day before that. And now that's on the side now.”
Alcaraz became the talk of the town after winning his maiden Wimbledon title last month after defeating Djokovic in a memorable five-set thrilling final with a score of 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.
The Murcia-born will be hoping to get Sunday’s defeat out of his system as he will turn his attention towards the upcoming US Open where he will be defending his crown this year.
Alcaraz defeated Norway’s Casper Ruud in the final of the fourth Grand Slam last year with a score of 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 to lift the title.

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