Carlitos is already immersed in preparation for the first event on the circuit: the Australian Open. After announcing the break with his until now coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Alcaraz placed himself under the orders of his new coach Samu López. Now the training sessions that the new duo is carrying out before heading to Melbourne have come to light and have not gone unnoticed. a basket This is what they have used for the Murcian tennis player to perfect his serve even more than he already did last year.
The Australian Open is presented as the first event on Alcaraz’s calendar. The Murcian has not yet been able to conquer Australian lands and this season try to add that title that still does not exist in the record. A tournament that to date has eluded him. If he achieves this, he would become the youngest male tennis player to complete el Career Slamthat is, winning all the Grand Slams. Although it will not only be a test for the young tennis player, but also for his new coach, who has already begun to try new practices with Carlitos in order to improve his tennis. And it is precisely one of those exercises that has gone viral through social networks.
In the video you can see Samu López holding a mini basket in front of Alcaraz. The challenge was that the tennis player had to dunk the ball while doing the typical ritual to serve just before hitting it. The idea was for Carlitos to throw the ball higher when serving and thereby achieve a specific angle so that the hit was better. The serve is one of the elements of his tennis that the Murcian has improved the most in recent months in order to mark the differences with his rivals.
In recent weeks, Carlitos’ life has taken a 180 degree turn and not only because of the change of coach, but also. The Murcian tennis player has ended his relationship with Ferrero to place himself under the orders of Samu López. Furthermore, he has decided to become a new tattoowith a design that is not casual.
Alcaraz decided to immortalize the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn Bridgefulfilling the promise he made after winning the US Open three months ago. And the American tournament has a special meaning for the Spanish. There, Carlitos won his first Grand Slam title. This gesture seeks to pay tribute to his second title in New York. The person in charge of carrying out the tattoo was Ganga, his trusted tattoo artist.
Carlitos’ new move continues to raise questions, such as whether he will be able to maintain the level shown to date. At the moment, the Spaniard is already preparing for his first date of the new season: the Australian Open. On January 12, Melbourne will witness the first steps of the new Alcaraz team, which debuts in style in the first Grand Slam on the circuit.
