Alcaraz’s first change before the semifinal against Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz and his team returned to the facilities of Roland Garros a few hours after a tie in the first semifinals in Paris for the Murcian, who prevailed over the Greek. Stefanos Tsitsipas in three sets on Tuesday night.

On Wednesday, at noon, Juan Carlos Ferrero faced the media to act as ‘sparring’ for Carlos Alcaraz in 45 minutes of work on track 2, light pressing and a few stops.

It was the first time they practiced on the court between games. Alcaraz He used to focus his efforts on rest day physically, taking care of his body, recovery.

ferrero He downplayed the change in routine, as well as the unusual ritual of not training during a Grand Slam on a day without an official match. “Today we trained. Sometimes we think we need a rest day, but it’s not because of injuries or anything else. We’ve done it before, although more times here, but Carlos is fresh and recovered.” “If something works, don’t touch it, let’s talk about it with my team,” he said in the past. Carlos Alcaraz about planning.

The difference has to do with the fact that the dynamics one day of the competition and the next day of rest will break in the upper part of the draw for the semifinalists, with two days of rest, Wednesday and Thursday, when the penultimate round was played on Friday.

This time it was a job of letting go, relaxing. In addition to Alcaraz and Ferrero, Alvaro Alcaraz, the older brother, also took a racket. On the one hand, the manager, Albert Molinathe physiotherapist, Juanjo Morenoand the doctor Juanjo Lopez. As relaxed, in the stands, some relatives, like the tennis player’s father, Carlos Alcaraz.

The hard core of the world number one, the same he has been with on excursions around the Eiffel Tower or the Luxembourg Gardens in the capital of France.

The sensations it released Carlitos they are very positive. He has everything under him, wants to measure himself now Novak Djokovic.