The Australian Open has disappeared from the face of the earth, except for its champion, the Italian Jannik Sinner, which has paid part of the toll of winning a Grand Slam, which includes tributes upon arrival home, more and less official. In addition, there was still to celebrate his leadership in the Davis Cup that his team won in Malaga last November.
Novak Djokovic, defenestrated in Melbourne, is carefully studying what new step to take, since he was not used to losing in the Open semifinals. He won the previous ten contests.
Carlos Alcaraz, candidate for the title, left a round early. He lost in the quarterfinals to the German Alexander Zverev. His best result at the Australian Open, not the one he was chasing.
After a restful rest and the required medical check-up, the Murcian makes a radical change to his preparation. He has returned to work, although in very different conditions than Rafa Nadal, who also got back to work this week after the injury.
The manacorí maintains his training on a hard court. Charly parks this surface during this month of February. This is how he and his team have chosen it. They will repeat the usual journey of passing through the clay before returning to the hard court in the United States in March.
“Back to earth! Already thinking about Buenos Aires!” Carlos Alcaraz said in a message on the networks. On the other side of the network, your technician Juan Carlos Ferreroalready in top shape after following the medical advice to properly rehabilitate the recently operated knee.
On the El Palmar tennis player’s agenda, defend the ATP 250 title in Buenos Aires, from February 12 to 18. Then, to recover his hegemony in Rio de Janeiro, ATP 500 that is held from February 19 to 25, in which he played a final in which he was injured against the British Cameron Norrie, who had been his victim days before. in Argentina.
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He will then fly to the United States. There is an appointment in Las Vegas, on March 3, for an exhibition with Rafael Nadal. One more act in the transition to the hard court, with the ATP Masters 1000 of Indian Wells (March 6-17) and Miami (March 20-31) on the calendar.
2024-02-02 14:46:53
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