Andrea Petkovic identifies one ‘horrendous’ factor in Carlos Alcaraz’s sport

Andrea Petkovic acknowledges Carlos Alcaraz is without doubt one of the absolute best within the sport however the former world No. 9 provides that there’s one huge problem within the 21-year-old’s sport and that is not having a Plan B when issues go south on the court docket. 

Whereas the Spaniard has been one of the vital profitable gamers over the past three seasons, it’s not a secret that he has had some struggles with inconsistency. 

One of the crucial notable instances of that occurred through the 2023 season, when Alcaraz received six out of his first 10 tournaments performed. However after profitable 2023 Wimbledon, he did not win a title till this 12 months’s Indian Wells Masters in March.

When Alcaraz is on and feeling his sport, there isn’t a participant he cannot beat on any given day and really has a profitable report in opposition to the bulk of the present high gamers. 

Nonetheless, there have additionally matches on the largest stage during which his predominant tactic did not work and he failed to reply and make changes. 

And when that occurs, he can get dominated because it occurred within the 2023 Australian Open quarterfinal when Alexander Zverev ousted him 6-1 6-3 6-7 (2) 6-4.

Petkovic: Alcaraz does not have a Plan B, when he’s unhealthy, he’s horrendous

“The one quibble I have with Carlos is what the others don’t have, Zverev doesn’t have, even Taylor doesn’t have, Jannik definitely doesn’t have, Novak definitely doesn’t have. When Carlos is bad, he is (expletive) horrendous. He doesn’t have a plan B,” the 2014 French Open semifinalist stated on the Rennae Stubbs Tennis Podcast. 

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In his final three tournaments of 2024, Alcaraz did not do this nicely as he suffered shock defeats to Tomas Machac in Shanghau and in addition acquired upset by Ugo Humbert in Paris. 

On the ATP Finals, the four-time Grand Slam winner did not do any higher after going 1-2 within the group stage and fialing to make the semifinal.

Because it stands now, Alcaraz’s first match of the 2025 season would be the Australian Open.