Individuals appear to have forgotten slightly about Carlos Alcaraz.
After a break of three and a half months, the 19-year-old from Murcia returned to the sphere with a victory over Serb Laslo Djere in Buenos Aires en path to the title, the place he defeated Dusan Lajovic, Bernabé Zapata Miralles and Cameron Norrie.
Whereas his opener in opposition to Djere wasn’t an ideal efficiency, from there, he solely improved with out dropping one other set, and he’s presently within the Quarter Finals on the Rio Open after profitable a thriller in opposition to Fognini.
This spring, we get a delayed reply to the query: How will Alcaraz react to touchdown his first main title on the US Open?
He missed the ATP Finals in Turin and the Australian Open, and now the primary and most vital factor is to remain wholesome.
His coach Juan Carlos Ferrero stated that Roland Garros is an enormous aim, so possibly that’s why Alcaraz determined to play on clay, regardless that he has two Masters on laborious courts ready for him in March – in Indian Wells and Miami.
At first, he stated that the stress didn’t have an effect on him in any respect, then he felt it, after which he admitted that it wasn’t very straightforward, particularly since his wildest desires got here true sooner than anybody might have moderately anticipated.
He’ll solely cease being an adolescent in Might, however Alcaraz has already proven that he’s prepared for nice achievements.
We are able to’t look forward to his matches, first with Djokovic and Nadal after which with others from the highest: his duel with Sinner on the US Open was among the finest matches of final season.
What sort of Carlitos do you count on in 2023, and can he add one other Grand Slam title to his trophy cupboard?
