The 4-time Grand Slam champion came back to train after the days spent on holiday in Ibiza
The victory at Wimbledon and the holidays in Ibiza are already a memory for Carlos Alcaraz who, after the success obtained on the lawns of the All England Club, has already returned to training on clay to prepare in the best possible way for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in order to guarantee himself a chance to win the Olympic gold medal as well.
Not even four days after the final against Djokovic, Alcaraz has resumed training in Murcia with the aim of reaching the Olympics in top form.
The 21-year-old will arrive in Paris next Monday with all his countrymen and countrywomen and the members of the Spanish Tennis Federation. Despite occupying the third position in the world ranking, considering the victories at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, Alcaraz is perhaps the main candidate to win the gold medal at the Olympics.
The young Spaniard had an incredible run at Wimbledon, where he managed to defend his title by beating Novak Djokovic in the final for the second year in a row. This time, however, he dominated the match from the first to the last point and defeated the Serbian champion in three sets, closing with an exceptional tie-break.
For Alcaraz, this is the 4th Major of his career: at 21 years old, only Mats Wilander, Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker have achieved the same result. The Spaniard will have the US Open and the Australian Open at his disposal to become, at least on paper, the most successful young player ever at Slam level
The 21-year-old, in a recent interview with Movistar+ with Alex Corretja, also shared surprising considerations on the victory at the Championshis, underlining how he did not play one of his best matches.
“A complete and good match. I’m very proud of what I achieved but it wasn’t one of my best performances. I also felt the pressure when I went to serve for the match,” he said.
In another interview with RNE with Javier de Diego, Carlitos reflected on the situation he found himself in in the third set ahead 5-4 and 40-0: “What goes through my head is that Djokovic knows what to do in that phase of the match. He has experienced them many times, saving match points, breaking his opponent and ending up winning the match. Obviously I haven’t forgotten all those situations in which he went from having his back to the wall to winning the match, but it was a fleeting thought. We knew we had to be very strong mentally in those points, especially if it had to be a tie-break like it happened,” he explained.
However, in recent days, Carlitos has been the victim of controversy in Spain, for his decision to go to Ibiza with friends and celebrate his Wimbledon victory, by some bigots who criticized this choice (Carlitos is a 21-year-old boy, does anyone not remember? And we have all been 21).
Doing practically the same thing he did after Roland Garros, Alcaraz first celebrated with his family and then with friends for 2-3 days in Ibiza. Carlos spoke to the Spanish media clarifying his clear position: “All people work with goals. I’m not just speaking for myself but in general, people work to afford things and then enjoy them with their loved ones. For me it’s crazy to play and win certain tournaments but I also want to have time for myself. I don’t want to feel like a slave to tennis and then not have free time. These little getaways to Ibiza are useful for me to rest and relax, it’s absolutely essential to allow me to then return to the court with my batteries charged,” he said.
🧱 Vuelta a la tierra batida
🇫🇷 Después de tomarse unos días de descanso, Carlos Alcaraz vuelve a trabajar sobre arcilla para preparar los JJOO.
✈️ El lunes partirá hacia París, donde trabajará con los miembros de la @RFETenis, no con su equipo habitual. pic.twitter.com/3ZKnQaZZ0E
— Germán R. Abril (@gerebit0) July 18, 2024
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