Illusion, hope and desire to rediscover yourself. This is how Carlos Alcaraz faces a European indoor tour that will end the season and in which he will compete in three tournaments, with the priority objective of finishing the year as number 1 and adding some great title to his record. We analyze his historical relationship with these clues.
Fall to get up stronger. That is the mentality that the best in the world have and that allows them to recover from each setback. Carlos Alcaraz He is aware that he is not at his best, but he is looking to get back on track quickly in order to face the last three tournaments of the year with better feelings for him. Basel, Paris-Bercy and Turin These are the stations in which the Murcian will try to take control of the train and position himself as a locomotive, with number 1 in the world being his great goal. His tennis can adapt perfectly to these conditions and proof of this has been some past successes, but he has also suffered unexpected defeats that are difficult to accept.
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Many have expressed alarm after the Murcian’s recent defeats, without adding context to what is already, no matter what happens, a historic season.
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Many may not remember that Carlitos’ first contact with indoor courts at the ATP level occurred two years ago. After his emergence in New York, with those meritorious quarterfinals in which he lost to Auger-Aliassime due to withdrawal due to discomfort, the young Spaniard shone with his own light in Vienna, where he beat players like Evans, Murray and Berrettini, before of succumbing to Zverev. Subsequently, he showed up at Paris-Bercy with the hope of doing very well and his victory over Sinner in the second round foreshadowed something important. However, Hugo Gaston and the French public crossed his path, generating one of the most impressive emotional collapses that a young star has seen in a long time.
Alcaraz will play the Basel and ATP Finals tournaments for the first time in his career
It took him very little time to recover from that setback and he became champion in the NextGen ATP Finals 2021, last contact with indoor tournaments until the week after winning his first Grand Slam. And Carlitos performed again in this context in the Davis Cup qualifiers immediately after the US Open 2022, when he lost to Auger-Aliassime and won against Kwon. Physical and mental fatigue greatly conditioned last year’s indoor tour for the Murcian, who lost to Goffin in Astana, suffered a severe correction from Félix in the semifinals of Vienna and had to withdraw due to injury in Paris-Bercy, thus being prevented from playing. to compete in the ATP Finals. This will, therefore, be a year full of novelties for an Alcaraz that will experience the new sensations of competing in Basel and in the Masters Cup.
To display your best level on indoor courts, Carlos Alcaraz He needs to be very physically fine and play with a high first serve percentage. He is a tennis player capable of playing very well on the counterattack, but dominating becomes even more important on a type of court where it is easy to rush, so he has to play very organized at a tactical level. It is not easy when you arrive with little confidence, as will be the case of the Murcian when he begins his journey in Basel (from October 23 to 29), but he has plenty of weapons to redirect his feelings and shine with his own light. under the spotlights of three of the most important covered stadiums on the world tennis scene.
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