Followers and insiders count on nice issues from Carlos Alcaraz in 2025. The younger Spanish champion has additionally achieved excellent ends in 2024, turning into the youngest ever to win the French Open and Wimbledon Championships in the identical season, however Jannik Sinner’s rise and spectacular consistency have considerably overshadowed Carlitos’ achievements.
The 21-year-old from Murcia ended the season in third place within the ATP rankings nearly 5000 factors behind his nice rival, additionally having to endure the overtaking of Alexander Zverev within the final tournaments of the season. The 4-time Grand Slam champion will likely be seeded quantity 3 on the 2025 Australian Open, which is why the conflict with Sinner might already happen within the semifinals.
Alex de Minaur & Carlos Alcaraz, Queens 2024© Stream screenshot
These two younger champions have already performed some epic matches towards one another, however they’ve by no means confronted one another within the remaining of a Main or Masters 1000 but. Jannik’s stratospheric ends in 2024 have spurred the pleasure of Carlos, who has labored arduous in current weeks alongside his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.
The previous world No.1 should be extra constant subsequent 12 months and should get rid of the ups and downs which have characterised his profession thus far. Alcaraz has additionally determined to vary his schedule in comparison with the previous, preferring to play some tournaments on arduous courts as a substitute of going to South America to play on pink clay.
As in current seasons, the Spaniard won’t play official tournaments in 2025 earlier than making his debut on the AO. Similar to Sinner, the 21-year-old from Murcia will play a few exhibition matches at Melbourne Park within the week main as much as the Pleased Slam.
Carlitos is practising arduous
Within the meantime, Carlitos is practising very arduous within the Ferrero Academy and his stage may be very excessive certainly. In keeping with studies from well-known journalist German R. Abril, the Spanish champion’s pre-season went very properly and Alcaraz is able to begin 2025 in model. A video of the Spaniard practising with Lithuanian Vilius Gaubas has been launched on social media, exhibiting nice fluidity in his actions mixed with the same old energy from the baseline.
La competición es la única jueza en el deporte, pero la realidad es que Carlos Alcaraz está entrenando a un nivel altísimo durante esta pretemporada. Hoy, nuevo ejemplo, ante el lituano Vilius Gaubas. pic.twitter.com/UpVkweExrx
— Germán R. Abril (@gerebit0) December 28, 2024
Alcaraz and Sinner would be the gamers to beat once more subsequent 12 months, though the world quantity 2 is Alexander Zverev. The German ace had nice consistency in 2024 and received two Masters 1000 titles (in Rome and Paris-Bercy), however he didn’t present the identical peaks of the Italian and the Spaniard.
Sinner and Alcaraz© @poomanblev X account
In a current interview with ‘Tennis Magazin’, Sascha praised Jannik and Carlitos: “I’ve known Sinner since he was 16 or 17 years old. He trained with Riccardo Piatti near Monte Carlo. Whenever it rained, we went there because there was a hall there. So I’ve known him since he was a young boy at the academy.
In terms of tennis, he absolutely deserves to be number one in the world. He has won two Grand Slam titles, three Masters titles and the ATP Finals. He is the best player in the world, he has won the most titles.”
The German ace continued: “Carlos is someone I really get on well with. We’ve had some special moments together, playing the biggest matches against each other on the court and spending a bit more time together off the court.
That’s what has developed. Every time we play, and every time we’ve played this year, it’s been very a high level with a lot of entertainment to watch and it’s just fun to be on the court with him.”
Alcaraz is prepared
If the Spaniard eliminates ups and downs throughout the season, his rivalry with Sinner might take tennis to a brand new dimension. The 21-year-old from Murcia is working this facet and 2024 has proven him what his weaknesses are proper now. The 4-time Grand Slam champion has received ‘solely’ 75% of the matches in Masters 1000 tournaments this 12 months and has been stunned by second-rate opponents when he has not performed his greatest tennis. As well as, the Spaniard suffered so much from the defeat within the remaining of the Olympic event and this affected his outcomes on the Cincinnati Masters 1000 and particularly on the US Open.
Carlos Alcaraz & Novak Djokovic, Roland Garros 2023© Stream screenshot
Not too long ago, former WTA star Andrea Petkovic took a shot at Carlitos’ recreation: “He doesn’t have a plan B – because you are still Carlos Alcaraz, who has won four Slams. But he then can’t make a ball anymore, he’s double-faulting, he’s missing, he doesn’t even get into a rally.
So when Carlos is bad, he’s so bad. And at the highest level, he’s probably the best player.
He was 3-0 against Jannik Sinner, who was the best player this season. At his low level, he can still lose to Jakub Mensik, and Jannik Sinner would not lose to Jakub Mensik probably.”
