For the primary time in three years, Carlos Alcaraz didn’t end the season within the top-2. The Spaniard wrapped up the 2024 season behind Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev regardless of conquering two Main crowns!
Carlos is the four-time Main winner at 21, however he desires extra! Juan Carlos Ferrero, Alcaraz’s coach, revealed the issues they labored on in the course of the low season, getting ready the Spaniard for one more robust run in 2025.
Ferrero admitted there’s loads of room for enhancements within the younger gun’s sport. Firstly, they labored on his focus dips, a component that price him extra good ends in the season behind us. Carlos claimed three wins over Jannik Sinner in 2024.
Carlos Alcaraz, Wimbledon 2024© Stream screenshot
Nevertheless, he couldn’t mirror the Italian’s consistency, enjoying too many free photographs and falling within the matches he ought to have gained. When Carlos smiles and hits unbelievable photographs, it is virtually inconceivable to beat him. Nonetheless, we frequently didn’t see that degree from him within the season behind us.
Ferrero and the remainder of Alcaraz’s workforce wish to change that forward of 2025. The younger gun will current his enhancements on the Australian Open, hoping to perform a Profession Grand Slam at 21! The Spaniard has but to point out his A-game in Melbourne.
He reached the quarter-final a yr in the past and fell to Alexander Zverev after shedding floor within the early phases of the duel. The younger gun claimed his first ATP title of 2024 in Indian Wells after beating Zverev, Sinner and Medvedev.
Rafael Nadal & Carlos Alcaraz, Davis Cup Finals 2024© Stream screenshot
He fell to Grigor Dimitrov in Miami and struggled with an arm damage at the start of the clay swing. Nevertheless, the Spaniard recovered by Roland Garros and lifted his first trophy in Paris over Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev.
Alcaraz trailed two units to 1 in each duels earlier than elevating his degree within the fourth and fifth, lifting a trophy and claiming his third Main crown. The younger gun entered Wimbledon because the defending champion, hoping to reflect the 2023 success.
Regardless of not enjoying at his greatest, Carlos reached the ultimate and organized the conflict in opposition to Novak Djokovic. The younger gun ousted the veteran 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 in two hours and 27 minutes, defending the Wimbledon crown at 21!
Carlos Alcaraz, ATP Finals 2024© Stream screenshot
Alcaraz couldn’t repeat that tempo for the remainder of the season. He suffered an early US Open loss earlier than conquering his fourth and final title of the season in Beijing following an epic win over Jannik Sinner.
The Spaniard failed to succeed in the semi-final in Shanghai, Paris and London, struggling in indoor circumstances and getting ready for a greater run in 2025.
“We have worked on many things during the off-season. Carlos is still very young, with a lot of room for improvement. His concentration should be more stable because he often has ups and downs. We are aware of that problem and have worked hard to find the solution. We want to see Carlos play good tennis in 2025,” Juan Carlos Ferrero stated.
