That’s not new Carlos Alcaraz have a day off during a Roland Garros tournament, without stepping on a tennis court or holding a racket. He and his team even took off tennis between matches last season, when the Murcian arrived full of matches in the French capital. This was not the case for this edition, as an injury to his right arm only allowed him to play three games in Madrid.
And the rest periods, discarding the usual training, also have something to do with the competition program. Between the quarterfinals and semifinals, two full days without competition. From beating Stefanos Tsitsipas on Monday to face Jannik Sinner on Friday, guaranteed to be world No. The match has not been scheduled yet, but it aims for 2:30 pm It will be televised tomorrow through the DMAX channel.
Alcaraz put himself in the hands of his physiotherapist, Juanjo Moreno, and his physical trainer, Alberto Lledó, to do the basic work of stretching and recovery. Although, with his doctor, Juanjo Lopezwhat prevailed was the dose of vitamin N, how they describe walking in contact with nature. A therapeutic relief from the madding crowd of urban noise, and Roland Garros is still a big, highly concentrated city.
There have already been experiences of this kind during the event, but this day gave more freedom and they had time to repeat their visit to the Palace of Versailles, with its vast and well-kept gardens. coaches, Juan Carlos Ferrerothe manager, Albert Molinaand Alvaro AlcarazThe older brother, who acts as a sparring partner on the court, forms the hard core of the tennis player, with the support of other family members.
Detoxify from tennis, which you will continue with today’s specific training, and recover energy in a friendly and natural environment. It was all on point, as Alcaraz immediately regained his best form and the muscle edema in his forearm was “forgotten,” said a Alcaraz “It’s great to be back in the semifinals,” delighted to face “one of the toughest challenges in tennis, but I’m ready. I hope everyone enjoys the same thing that I will enjoy,” he said before his ninth confrontation with Sinner, with equality in the record, 4-4.
He wanted to forget about the transalpine for a few hours, with whom he had a good relationship even sinful He came to the Ferrero Tennis Academy, in Villena (Alicante), to share a few days of preseason in December. Although on the field they are direct rivals, Charly admits that “I’m a little more nervous” when facing the transalpine, that “everything he does he does perfectly, there’s nothing wrong with him.”
Which also excites the Murcian. “Thanks to him, I wake up every morning with more desire to work and become a better tennis player, to raise my level to beat him, to fight for good things with him,” explained Alcaraz, assuring that “I don’t consider myself a favorite but I am ready to enjoy and please people
Source: La Verdad
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