Starting out with a major disclaimer, Carlos Alcaraz should be alright.He is twenty years old. Despite being the most accustomed to clay, which may be his ideal surface, he has only won two Grand Slam titles on other surfaces. He became the youngest guy to reach #1 at the age of 19.
Even Alcaraz’s fiercest opponents, including peers like Jannik Sinner, believe he is the best player of his generation. He’s going to win a ton of competitions, including numerous Grand Slams.
It’s only that since defeating Novak Djokovic in five sets in the Wimbledon final eight months ago, he hasn’t been victorious in any competition.
Since he began earning ATP Tour-level titles in 2021, that is the longest period of time he has gone without one.And that’s, um, a little strange.
Do you recall the euphoric days following Wimbledon?
There was a feeling that he had taken the torch from the Serbian champion, a player who had more Grand Slam victories and almost everything else than almost everyone, after he returned to defeat Djokovic, the greatest grass court player in the world, on Centre Court.
For a very long time, this was meant to be the beginning of Alcaraz winning pretty much everything.
The 2003 French Open champion and former world No. 1 believes Alcaraz has continued to “get good results,” while he acknowledges that a player’s confidence can be impacted by losing matches.
After winning his first major at the 2022 US Open, Alcaraz overcame Novak Djokovic in a thrilling five-set Wimbledon final in July of last year to win his second Grand Slam championship.
After winning Wimbledon, the world No. 2 has had a more challenging run of play, making it to just one final in the ten competitions that he has participated in since then. In an exciting championship match at the Cincinnati Masters in August, Djokovic defeated the Spaniard.
The 2003 French Open champion and former world No. 1 believes Alcaraz has continued to “get good results, while he acknowledges that a player’s confidence can be impacted by losing matches.
After winning his first major at the 2022 US Open, Alcaraz overcame Novak Djokovic in a thrilling five-set Wimbledon final in July of last year to win his second Grand Slam championship.
After winning Wimbledon, the world No. 2 has had a more challenging run of play, making it to just one final in the ten competitions that he has participated in since then. In an exciting championship match at the Cincinnati Masters in August, Djokovic defeated the Spaniard.
Ferrero was asked if he was concerned that Alcaraz hadn’t won a trophy since his Wimbledon triumph in an interview with Marca.
He’s been getting excellent results. We were within a point of winning the Cincinnati tournament, which was unfortunate. He advanced to the US Open semifinals.
It is challenging to win every tournament when you play with such wonderful individuals, the Spaniard remarked.
For any player, losing events can have an impact on their self-assurance. It’s crucial for extremely skilled athletes to accomplish the goals they set for themselves.
Of course Carlos wants to win, but more importantly, from what I observe of him, he lacks any kind of desire.
He is not burdened with the desire to win at any costs. At twenty years old, he has a lot of things he wants to get better at and wants to do things well. The goals are in place. The aim of each competition is to secure a favorable outcome.
And winning would be fantastic for him if he is in good physical condition. It’s okay to think that when you’re at that level and have that much potential. Then, you need to know how to handle it and still be motivated when you don’t get it.
“Just study what has occurred, nothing more. And the following game, which was as clear-cut and motivated. Even if he loses a tournament, his confidence won’t be damaged because tennis is a very tough sport to play. It’s possible to win six titles in a year, as has already happened, and two more the next two.
It’s not always going to be a failure if you can’t win six or seven events in a year. Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan didn’t win every ring and every Grand Slam every year.
That cannot be seen as a failure. Even if your income is lower, there are still plenty of good things in a year.
It’s possible that you have changed in ways that will help you later on. We are in that situation. The most significant factors are his happiness, his excellent training, the fact that travel brings him joy, and his ability to produce excellent tennis, which is his passion. Everyone agrees on that.
