Carlos Alcaraz’s first coach has disclosed that when he was younger, he had to be taken away from the tennis court because he would cry when he lost. Having already won two Grand Slam championships, the 20-year-old has established himself as one of the finest players in the world. Although Alcaraz is renowned for his optimism on the court, he wasn’t always having fun when things got tough.
Even in the most competitive matches, Alcaraz is frequently spotted grinning, and he has frequently stressed how crucial it is to have fun on the court. His peers have made an effort to pick his brain about it.
On the court, nevertheless, the world No. 2 was formerly the complete opposite, as his childhood coach Kiko Navarro disclosed that when he was left in tears, his parents would have to intervene. Carlo Navarro stated in the recently released Sky documentary Young Guns: The New Tennis Titans, “Carlos never liked to lose.”
“He destroyed a lot of rackets.” He started crying, so his father had to carry him out of the courtroom. He really needed to work on it since he needed to maintain this enthusiasm without letting it get to the better of him.
Even though Alcaraz battled with defeat, his first coach saw something exceptional in him. “I had never witnessed a child use such a strategy before. It really was amazing. It was abnormal for someone so young to hit the ball with such intensity. That was Carlos. It was evident right once that there was something unique about him. “He possessed something unique,” Navarro clarified.
“He was already well-known when we took our tour around Europe. When he was 13 or 14 years old, people already knew who he was. Everyone would come watch him play when we would go to different clubs to train.
Alcaraz currently has a well-known partnership with Juan Carlos Ferrero, the 2003 French Open champion and former world no. 1. Furthermore, according to Navarro, Alcaraz outgrew the local competition, forcing the Spaniard to take over.
