John Isner, within the newest episode of his podcast Nothing Main, talked about Carlos Alcaraz and the Spaniard’s ambitions for the 2025 version of the Australian Open.
Carlitos has outlined the Australian Open – the one Slam he nonetheless lacks in his assortment – as his most necessary objective for the following yr. If he have been to triumph at Melbourne Park, the present ATP quantity 3, at 21, would develop into the youngest participant to win all 4 Slams, beating the report set by Rafael Nadal in 2010, on the age of 24.
But when Alcaraz suffers an early exit much like his second-round loss to Botic Van de Zandschulp on the US Open in August, Isner believes the blame shall be positioned on a choice the Spaniard makes late within the 2024 season.
Alcaraz spent a part of December in the USA, taking part in two exhibition matches in New York and Charlotte, towards Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe, respectively.
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Speaking about his choice to play these occasions, Isner mentioned: “None of us look down on Carlos going to the States and cashing in two huge cheques, while Jannik Sinner seems to have decided to rest a bit after his great year and then go back to work, keeping a low profile. They were different choices and they will both be ready to go to Australia.”
The American added: “I think if Carlos doesn’t do well at the Australian Open, a lot of people will attribute it to the fact that he was in the United States in December to do exhibitions instead of preparing. I don’t think that’s right, but you’ll see that it will be like that.”
We recall Carlitos received the US Open 2022, Wimbledon Championships 2023 and French Open and Wimbledon 2024.
In whole, Carlitos received 16 tournaments in his profession, of which 5 on hard-courts, three on grass-courts and eight on clay-courts. The younger Spaniard additionally received – this yr – the silver medal on the Paris Olympics, dropping within the closing towards Novak Djokovic: the Serbian champion thus topped the much-dreamed-of Profession Golden Slam.
