It is surprising that Carlos Alcarazwinner of two Grand Slam this season –Roland-Garros And Wimbledon-, is in the third step of the ranking ATP behind Zverevorphan of major some in his file. Sorpasso explains an inconsistency, that of Murcian, in the Mastery 1000 in general and the end of the season in particular, something he keeps as a pending subject due to not being able to pass the Davis Cup.
He opposed it before Tallon Griekspooron which he crashed. Carlos got in tune with the court, as fast as his shots. By then, the Dutchman had already started to collapse after displaying good manners during the match. Tallon goes into a spin with the slipway and ends up on the runway. He threw the racket against the ground, the audience, mostly Spanish, reproached him and he made gestures with his arms to ask for more.
Alcaraz gave it to him. A fix that found no response on the other side of the track. An hour and a half later, The Murcian made several breaks against the backpack he carried with Granollers and the weight overcame them. This double requirement took its toll on Carlos’ legs and ideas. Precisely, this intangible hit him this end of the year in the same way as the previous one.
Alcaraz enjoyed the greatest peak of form on the circuit, but he also went through two decisive moments in his fight with Sinner for the top spot in the standings. His year is exceptional, any tennis player would win two Grand Slams every season, but Carlos himself knows that staying number one for several weeks depends on consistency.
“My goal for next year is it’s cooler this part of the year and enjoy every location, every tournament and every match. It’s not easy for me to travel a lot this part of the year. I miss my home. I want to spend time with mine at home. Next year I will try to be better at this,” he said.
Alcaraz stumbles on the same stone
Alcaraz’s fall in 2023 was a string of bad results. In Beijing, Sinner beat him in the semi-final. Dimitrov did the same at the Shanghai tournament and Safiullin in Paris before Zverev surprised him in the group stage of the ATP Finals in Turin. Without flavors against which Alcaraz has strived not to reproduce in 2024.
“I am ready to achieve good results or at least go further than last year, which, in my opinion, is not very difficult,” he assured. And to a certain extent, he kept his word. He beat Sinner in Beijing in an epic final, but he dropped out early again in Shanghai, at Paris-Bercy, where Humbert beat him in the second round, the ATP Finals in the group stage and the Davis Cup in the first round.
All this led to a loss of position in the ATP rankings. He went from second to third step. In addition, Alcaraz has another pending case for 2025 related to the Masters 1,000, tournaments in which he has the worst winning percentage. Only 75% for 84.5% that he has in Grand Slam.
This season he won Indian wellsbut I gave up Miamidid not participate in Monte Carlo And Rome due to injury he fell Madrid and I came to Cincinnati after the Games and without having rested mentally, as he himself assured. It is worth remembering that Alcaraz is only 21 years old and, despite his youth, he has already won four Grand Slam tournaments. This 2024 will serve as a learning year so as not to repeat his problems next season, in which he will be able to rest more by not having Olympic Games.
