The 4-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz has given his opinion on the tennis schedule, which according to many of his colleagues is too busy. Carlos shared their thoughts, on the sidelines of the victory against Ben Shelton in the Laver Cup, analyzing how the current schedule is killing tennis players.
“Many believe that this is a good schedule, but others think that there are many mandatory tournaments and probably in the years to come there will be even more. In some way, they are killing us. Right now there are many injuries because of the schedule and other things, but at some point there will be players who will have to skip tournaments because they have to take care of their body, their family and another life besides tennis,” he explained.
Carlos Alcaraz, Laver Cup 2024© Stream screenshot
Carlitos gave a big hand to Team Europe by beating Shelton in singles with the result of 6-4 6-4. The Spaniard had not started his adventure at the Laver Cup in doubles well, losing the match with Alexander Zverev to the American duo of Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe. We saw a good version of the Spaniard, as hadn’t happened in a long time, after the gloomy period after the Olympics.
“It was a really tough match, very solid from both of them. I’m happy to have won it because the level of this competition is very high. It’s very important to play well against him because he has an incredible serve and he’s a very unpredictable player, all of a sudden he serves a second serve at 220, it’s crazy. I knew I would have my chances if I stayed there and I tried to attack with the drive. I think I did well,” he explained.
The Spaniard returned to talk about the period of decline experienced in recent months: “It’s been a tough season, I’ve played fewer tournaments than other players, but a lot of matches. Seasons are long physically and mentally, and these tournaments make me feel like myself again on the court. There are only a few things left until the end of the year, but I’m looking forward to feeling better little by little.”
Alcaraz after beating Fritz in deciding Laver Cup match
“Team World has a new name for you. They called you ‘Fed 05.’ That means you’ve been playing like Roger in 2005. This is widely considered to be the best season a man has ever played..”
*Carlos smiles and looks over at… pic.twitter.com/7KoQVviitR
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