Carlos Alcaraz He played 49 official ATP Tour matches in his first full season on the professional main circuit. They won 32 and lost 17 in 2021. A statistic that improved on its last hatch, in 2022, winning 57 of 70 games played. It would have been more had he not injured himself in the stomach during the quarterfinals of Paris-Bercy.
This caused a fall Turin ATP Finalsa ‘masters’ tournament where he had to debut, and at Davis Cup Malaga Finals.
A physical disaster, in the hamstring of his right leg, aborted his trip to Australia, where he had planned to play an exhibition as the only filming before facing the australia tomorrow.
He did not begin this campaign until February, adding to his planned calendar the ATP 250 of Buenos Aires, where he reappeared after 502 days without official competition, declaring himself champion. The ATP 500 in Rio is on his roadmap, where he re-injured his right hamstring in the final against the British Cameron Norrie.
This was his only failure, and since he played two sets it was almost lame. He won the other 14 games, including six to victory in Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000reclaiming world number one, where he opens his 21st week in ranking leadership.
In the California desert, the transition from clay to hard courts took place, when he withdrew from the Acapulco ATP 500 because he had to take a week off to recover from a hamstring strain.
With almost no rest, I move from the West to the East of the United States. From Indian Wells to Miami ATP Masters 1000where he will defend the crown and No. 1 (he has to win the tournament) from March 22 to April 9, although his debut will not take place until Friday the 24th, against the Argentine Facundo Bagnis or the brazilian Philip Meligeni.
then return home, Palmar in Murcia. And work immediately in his coach’s academy Juan Carlos Ferrero in Villena (Alicante), his second residence. Because European clay comes out of the blue, it’s more demanding than ever for trophy hunters.
From April 9 to 16, Monte Carlo. And they are chained Godó (April 17-23), Madrid (April 26-May 7) and Rome (May 10-21). The Madrid and Italian tournaments are extending their duration, although another round is growing for the favourites. If before the title came after five victories, now a sixth is required, as in Indian Wells and Miami. Pictures of 96 and not 56 like before.
Alcaraz, after conquering Godó and Madrid, did not go to Rome last year. Roland Garros He’s commanding, now more than ever because he feels ready to attack the title. He was a quarterfinalist in 2022, losing to the German Alexander Zverev.
In his grass agenda he added in 2023 the Queen’s ATP 500 as a springboard to Wimbledonfrom July 3 to 16.
It will not return to the earth during the summer, but it introduces the new Hopman Cupon the hard court in Nice, forming a duo with Paula Badosa from July 19 to 23.
Then, the North American tour that goes through Toronto (August 7-13), Cincinnati (August 13-20) and US Openfrom August 28 to September 9, in New York, in his first defense of a Grand Slam.
It is up in the air whether the ATP Tour will keep the appointment in Shanghai (China), October 4-15. This will condition Alcaraz’s path to the Masters 1000 ATP in Paris-Bercy (October 30-November 5) and the Turin ATP Finalsfrom November 12 to 19.
There will also be space Davis cup with the first date in Valencia from September 12 to 17, just after the US Open. If the team he is now captain david ferrer pass the group stage, will fight for the salad bowl in Malaga, from November 21 to 26.
Source: La Verdad
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