Roddick’s stick to Alcaraz and his weak point: “It leaves a lot to be desired. It’s the only thing that has not improved”

Carlos Alcaraz’s return to the circuit is near. The Murcian will participate, from February 12 to 18, in the tournament in Buenos Aires, where he will defend the title he won last year.

This is his first chance to remove the thorn that stuck in him after the Australian Openwhen Alexander Zverev surprised him in the quarterfinals.

The latest result for the world number 2, who has not won a title since being crowned at Wimbledon in July, opened a debate about the evolution of his game.

One of the last to comment was Andy Roddick, which seems clear what is the current weakness of the Murcian. “I think his serving leaves a lot to be desired. That’s the only thing that I don’t think has improved much in the last two years.. I remember watching him win in Miami a few years ago and he was serving 135 miles per hour, and now I feel like he’s serving 127,” he said on the ‘Served Podcast.’

“He lacks fluidity. It doesn’t have much movement. Right now, his second serve seems straight, he doesn’t have the ‘swing’ of Pete Sampras where the ball moves away from you and you have to chase it. “If they read their serve well, they can do a lot of damage to others, so this is the most obvious point where they need to work to get better,” added the former world number 1, who in recent years day. His criticism of the tennis world’s approach to Saudi Arabia also made news.

“Homosexuality is not allowed there. But we have openly gay tennis players. Kasatkina came out of the closet last year. If he’s going out there to play, are we just going to tell him to take a week off from his sexuality?” Roddick lamented on journalist Jon Wertheim’s podcast.

“How do we protect our own players whose life decisions are considered criminal when they enter this area? How do we protect those mechanisms? And can you trust what is being said now when it is put into practice?” reflected the former world number 1.