"I think the best is yet to come": Rick Macci disagrees with Boris Becker's Alcaraz stagnation claims

Carlos Alcaraz disappointed at times at the end of the season despite winning his second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon as the pursuit of World Number One seemingly got too hot to handle for the Spaniard.

Rick Macci believes that the Wimbledon win should his 'Houdini' excellence and his greatness as well as reminding people that he is only 20 so is more likely to have peaks and troughs over other players.

"As I said, three years ago, it's something the world hadn't seen. He's something, in my opinion, that is very unique. He never played that much on grass, and then he made some Houdini escapes at Wimbledon, and then he beat Djokovic in the final. So, I think it should show everybody his greatness," he said to Tennis Infinity. "And remember, he's 20 years old. I mean, people forget this, and you're gonna have some ups and downs. In my opinion, he's getting better, but here's what I mean by that. People look at him, but he didn't do that well at the end of the season. I'm still putting my money on him next year as a contender for every Grand Slam right there with Djokovic."

But he also disparaged claims made by Boris Becker that he stagnated as a result after Wimbledon and said that it helped him work on the mental side of the game as a result. "I don't look that he did bad result wise. He was a little injured, I could see that his mobility wasn't 100%. But he still played And when you don't play 100 percent with confidence, what I saw, he was a little bit more on the back foot; he wasn't as authoritative as he usually was."

"I think I read Boris Becker said 'he didn't get any better'. I disagree. I think he got better by losing, even though not by the result. He got better because it will motivate him to work on the mental game and solidify things a little bit, and I think the best is yet to come from Carlos Alcaraz."