Juan Carlos Ferrero, the coach of Carlos Alcaraz, was ecstatic to watch the Spaniard defeat Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s thrilling Wimbledon final.
The 20-year-old won 1-6 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-4 to win his first-ever Grand Slam match at the All England Club and his second Grand Slam overall.
The accomplishment was all the more remarkable considering that this was only Alcaraz’s fourth grass competition.
Coach Juan Carlos Ferrero of Carlos Alcaraz has disclosed to Eurosport the strategy employed to defeat Novak Djokovic and win the first Wimbledon men’s singles championship for his team.
In what was only his fourth grass-court match, the 20-year-old defeated 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in Sunday’s thrilling final at the All England Club to win his second Grand Slam championship.
Prior to the competition, Ferrero, the former world No. 1 player, acknowledged that he and Alcaraz had borrowed elements from Djokovic, Andy Murray, and Roger Federer, in that order.
The secret to Alcaraz’s rapid adjustment to playing on grass, as questioned by Eurosport’s Mats Wilander and Barbara Schett, was: It’s very tough to explain, I think he takes things on board pretty fast, and we’ve also watched a number of movies of players that move very rapidly here.
We so attempted to replicate some of the actions of Murray, Roger, and Novak, and he attempted to do the same. It wasn’t simple in the end, but we succeeded.
Ferrero also emphasized how Alcaraz’s team was motivated by his semifinal victory over Djokovic-like Daniil Medvedev.
He said, “We indicated that he would have to play at a level that was roughly equivalent to what he did against Medvedev.
Carlos enjoys using the slice to draw the opposition close to the net, and Medvedev is constantly on the baseline. One of the secrets to disrupting Novak’s rhythm was to accomplish that, which was something we had to do against him.
I believe that his manner of ending the match showed a great deal of bravery.
With his victory at Wimbledon, Alcaraz achieved his first Grand Slam victory since his first-ever major victory at the US Open in September of previous year.
Ferrero emphasized the significance of Alcaraz taking a break prior to this year’s Grand Slam across the Atlantic, stating that lessons had been learned from that success.
He stated that he would take some time off to recharge so that he could return to the United States feeling energized and powerful.
After theOpen, I believe we learned a lot, so we need to approach things a little differently here.
He and the group are aware of this, and I believe we are prepared to take things a step further.
Wilander was gushing over Alcaraz as well, saying he has what it takes to continue competing at the top level for many years to come.
He remarked, Once you fall in love with the grass and this tournament, you’ll be coming back and believing you can win it every year.
I believe that at now, a multiple Wimbledon winner is being shown to us. Alcaraz, who is twenty years old, is a complete player.
This was possibly the best Wimbledon match I have ever watched in terms of quality, so it will be amazing to see what he accomplishes.
