Paul Annacone analyzed intimately the second a part of Carlos Alcaraz’s season, indicating the second by which the Spaniard took a flip for the more severe.
The previous coach of Roger Federer and Pete Sampras recognized the defeat suffered on the Paris Olympics towards Novak Djokovic because the turning level of the younger Spaniard’s season. Annacone thinks that exact second was the turning level within the Spaniard’s season. And he was now not the identical participant for the remainder of the season, because the American coach defined in an interview with Tennis Channel.
“You have to find what motivates you and stick with it. I think Carlos Alcaraz is a joyful player. I think he lost a little bit of that joy this year, for a multitude of reasons. I think only getting a silver medal in Paris, which is a great result but not for him, broke his heart a little bit. And I think that affected the rest of the summer and the season as a whole,” he defined.
Carlos Alcaraz, Davis Cup Finals 2024© Stream screenshot
The 21-year-old four-time Grand Slam champion had a really profitable first a part of the summer time, when he received the French Open and Wimbledon Championships again to again. After profitable the clay-court Main for the primary time and efficiently defending the title on the grass in London, Carlitos had his sights firmly set on the Paris Olympics. He had arrived on the clay-court occasion as the large favourite for the gold medal, however Novak Djokovic defeated him in two tie-breaks in a really shut ultimate, profitable the much-coveted Olympic gold medal and finishing the Profession Golden Slam.
We recall Alcaraz received a complete of 4 titles in 2024: BNP Paribas Open of Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon Championships, China Open. He additionally received 3 matches on 3 challenges performed towards the ATP No.1 Jannik Sinner. He additionally performed – as I mentioned above – the ultimate of the Paris Olympics, and finale of the Six Kings Slam exhibition, dropping in that case towards Sinner (in what was an exhibition, and never an official match).
