Antonio Martinez Cascaleswho became the coach of former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrerohas seen how his student and from Equelite Academy is shaping and directing the budding and successful career of Carlos Alcarazthe most explosive appearance on the circuit last year, a player who stood out in an interview with EFE not only for the quality of his game, but also for having “best head” among the new generation of tennis players.
their 18 years, alcaraz was able this morning to reach for the second time the semifinals of a Masters 1,000 and in tandem also, after beating on Miami in Serbian Myomir Kecmanovic in a very difficult fight, where he had to come back from a set down and win the fight in a ‘tie-break’ where he again showed great strength of mind.
After directing the races of Ferrero since it was a child, now Martinez CascaleHe sees how Juan Carlos is training Carlos Alcaraz, who is no longer a big hope for the future of Spanish tennis to become a reality, knocking on the door to become a member of the ‘top ten’ of the world circuit.
“You see he learned well (Ferrero)”– he indicated between laughs- “he is doing an impressive job. I don’t know which tournament it is I told him: ‘You’re doing a great job’ and he said: ‘it’s about time you told me’but it is true that both at the level of tennis, for the improvement and growth of Carlos Alcaraz’s tennis, as well as at the level of growth as a person, he is doing an amazing job ”.
Ever since Alcaraz’s manager Albert Molinaraised the possibility that the then teenage tennis player had a coach not only in Murcia, but also in Equelite Academyfinally Ferrero decided to personally take the promising tennis player and dedicate himself to him, despite having valuable offers to train top players.
“Juan Carlos is very clear about where things should go and then we help him in everything we can with the team behind him at the Tennis Academy.and so far things are going well and I think they will continue like this, because the main thing is that they have a raw material Carlos, which is a wonderful thing in every way, at the level of tennis and on a personal level “, he commented.
Semis in Miami
Alcaraz has burned the stages at a very fast pace in his short professional career and this morning he could qualify for the final in Miami if he defeats the defending champion of the tournament, the Pole Hubert Hurkaczsomething Martínez Cascales made sure he wasn’t surprised.
“I’m not surprised. He is 15 years old with us and I have trained him for a few days, because Juan Carlos can’t, but when I don’t train him, which is most of the time, I go to him. because since he arrived he has done things in practice that, for us tennis lovers, are worth seeing. That made me see that we were facing an out of series that polishing it could give us these joys and even soon because we saw it, “he said.
The current president of the Community Tennis Federation Valenciana also highlighted the player from El Palmar that “he had a physical improvement, which everyone featured”. “I remember that when Juan Carlos was 18 years old he didn’t have this physique because of his physiognomy, because it took another year and a half to have a physique that could withstand these high-demand battles. With Carlos, he worked very well and he has a very good capacity for sacrifice ”,
asked if alcaraz he is the tennis player with the best leader of the new generations, Martínez Cascales didn’t hesitate for a second: “No doubt, no doubt.”
“I’ve commented that in recent years men and women who are talented tennis players are more disruptive, I don’t know if it’s because of new technologies and that is weakening them a bit. However, Carlos is showing thinking The strength is overwhelming, but we have to keep working every day because he is 18 years old and he is still training, ”he said.
Rafa Nadal as reference
Cascales highlighted at EFE the importance of having a reference like Rafa Nadal and he recalled how in the Rio de Janeiro tournament, in which he accompanied Alcaraz as a coach, he commented: “You are doing very well, on a mental level you are improving there. We have a reference like Rafa Nadal who has an extraordinary mentality, yes We follow that reference and continue that example, you will continue to play for 18 years, and even if I turn 80, I will be able to continue to watch you play and have fun with you ”.
In the world of tennis, many voices already see Alcaraz as a future Grand Slam winner, even with the potential to cause surprises this season, as Brad Gilbert, coach of former world number one like Andre Agassi or Andy Roddick.
A Grand Slam?
“It’s very hard to win a Grand Slam., you also need to have a bit of luck because there are seven games where you can’t play any regular games, in all of them you have to play, I’m not saying that’s rare, but good, and be lucky with the disease. that they appear to all players, and it does not indicate a decrease in your game. It’s not impossible for me to win this year, it’s possible, although it’s very difficult, “he admitted.
Source: La Verdad
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