After some difficulties in the first part of the season, Carlos Alcaraz has shone a lot in the last month and a half. The young Spanish champion won the French Open and Wimbledon, winning his third and fourth Slams at just 21 years.
The Spaniard expressed a complete and aggressive tennis, which has no equal in the male tour at this time. The 21-year-old from Murcia clearly defeated Novak Djokovic in the final of Wimbledon and proved to the whole world that he was the king of men’s tennis, despite Jannik Sinner being the number 1 in the world at the moment.
Italian and Spanish will be the main favorites for medals at the Paris Olympics, which will start in just over a week. Sinner and Alcaraz have not yet faced each other in a Grand Slam final, but it is clear to everyone that their rivalry will be the focus of the men’s tour in the next decade.
The peaks reached by Carlitos make it almost unplayable at times, but Jannik has a greater continuity over the long term. After winning the Wimbledon Championships last year, Alcaraz’s level dropped and the Spaniard had to wait until Indian Wells 2024 to win a title again.
Carlitos wants to keep dreaming
Since the early years of his career, Carlos Alcaraz is followed by former Spanish champion Juan Carlos Ferrero. The two Spaniards have excellent rapport on and off the tennis court, having fun together and enjoying every moment. Ferrero will take a rest after Wimbledon and will not follow Carlos to the Paris Olympics. The four-time Grand Slam champion will be followed only by his agent Albert Molina. Juan Carlos will return alongside Alcaraz during the Masters 1000 in August.
In a recent interview with Relevo, Carlos Alcaraz reflected on his relationship with Juan Carlos Ferrero: “He is tough. He is a very serious person when he has to be, when it comes to work and discipline, he is very hard on you. But he is also very, very funny when he has to be. He knows how to differentiate the moments very well. The truth is that he is a very important person for me, as I have said many times, I already consider him family, I trust him 100%, I can talk to him about everything both professionally and personally, he is a great fundamental support in my life. He has made me grow a lot as a player and as a person.”
Alcaraz is the favorite for the gold medal
In the last few hours the Spaniard has been in the crosshairs of some small controversy in Spain, especially for the decision to go to Ibiza with friends and celebrate the victory of Wimbledon. Doing pretty much the same thing that Roland Garros did post Alcaraz first celebrated with family and then with friends for 2-3 days in Ibiza.
Some small controversy said that the Spanish should not have distractions forgetting that we are talking about a boy of only 21 years and Carlos spoke to the Iberian media, clarifying his clear position: “All people work with goals. I don’t just speak for myself but in general, people work to afford things and then enjoy them with loved ones.
For me it is crazy to play and win certain tournaments but I also want to have time for myself. I don’t want to feel like a tennis slave and have no free time. These small getaways in Ibiza serve to rest and relax, it is absolutely essential to allow me to then return to the field with batteries charged”, closing the new champion of Wimbledon. A few more days of vacation and then Alcaraz will begin preparations for the Paris Olympics, a tournament that will surely see him as the main favourite for the gold medal.
Recently, former Spanish ace Alex Corretja commented on Carlitos’ recent results: “Carlos Alcaraz’s victory over Jannik Sinner in the Roland Garros semi-final was a real spark for him. Knowing how to stay calm has changed the most in Carlos Alcaraz in recent weeks. There is a before and after the Roland Garros semi-final, when he beat Sinner after being down two sets to one. That day he learned that it is with suffering and fortitude that you can win Grand Slam tournaments.
When he did not play his best tennis, he first thought it was not enough to win this kind of tournaments – but now he is realizing that even without playing his best tennis he can still get to the finals of the Slam and then win them.” The 21-year-old Spaniard has no intention of stopping here.