The wait is over and finally this Wednesday we will be able to see Carlos Alcaraz make his debut in the 2023 season. He will do so on clay in the Buenos Aires ATP 250 and his first rival will be Laszlo Djere, a true specialist on this surface, so it will be a good test to see where the level of the Spanish is at the moment. It should be remembered that Alcaraz has been training hard since mid-January with the aim of acquire the necessary rhythm to try to be at 100% from the first match, since it is never easy to come back from an injury, since most of the rivals are more driven.
During these months, Alcaraz has learned the importance of not falling into precipitation when returning from an injury, since the most important thing is that the body is in good condition when it comes to training again. In addition, the Murcian has also seen that planning the calendar is essential to be able to face a tour as long as the one that the ATP circuit has, in which it is very easy to get injured.
Last season the Spanish tennis player played events where perhaps he shouldn’t have been and he missed others that would have been better for him, so this year it will be interesting to see which ones he decides to skip and in which ones he makes an appearance. His main objective should be to aspire to each tournament that he plays and that, above all, help him reach the Grand Slams as one of the favourites. In fact, a part of the success of Nadal, Djokovic or Federer has always been in his organization, since knowing his body has helped them to know exactly the tournaments they should go towithout ever being afraid to give up if you don’t see it clearly.
Improvements in your tennis
The experience that this injury has given him must be added to new improvements in his tennis, something that, according to what he commented at a press conference, he has worked on during the preseason: «I think I can improve everything, at the tennis level, physically and mentally, and little by little with my team I will give those small leaps to be even better». This makes it clear that Alcaraz, despite having one of the most complete games on the circuit, is open to continuing to progress and adding even more shots to his extensive repertoire.
Despite this, the pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero He is aware that returning to competition is never easy, especially since the other players have much more rhythm. This makes it difficult to get up to his level from minute one, so despite being the first seed in Buenos Aires, the Murcian does not believe that he is the favorite to lift this title. «It is the first tournament of 2023 and more than three months have passed since my last game. I’m always wanting to win But I know it won’t be easy to start again and acquire the rhythm of the competition, “he explained at a press conference.
The circumstance occurs that although it is difficult for him to lift the title, he may end up needing it yes or yes, since in the event that Stefanos Tsitsipas wins the ATP 500 de Rotterdamanother tournament that takes place this week and where he also starts as a great favourite, could take the number 2 from Murcia as long as he fails to win in Buenos Aires.
