Alcaraz will face his big challenge at Wimbledon from now on

Carlos Alcaraz He made his Wimbledon debut at the age of 18, beating the Japanese Yasutaka Uchiyama. He accessed the painting with an invitation from an organization run by the IMG company, both representing him through his manager Albert Molina. He was next defeated against the Russians Daniel Medvedev, although showing signs of an increase that has been more meteoric than expected. the champion of Rio, Miami, Godó and Madrid he attended the 19 and 66 days remaining as the youngest in the competition, where he entered as the fifth seed, an international crack.

“I have a bit of respect for the elbow. No hassle. We adapted to the lawn, to playing elbow protection, which I had never played. What matters is that I play without thinking about my elbow ”, analyzed Murcian, who has not competed since losing in the Roland Garros quarterfinals against alexander zverev due to discomfort in that joint. come down to Queen’s ATPdefeated both of his battles at the exhibition at Hurlingham, in Frances Tiafoe and Casper Ruud.

“Grass mobility for me is the most complicated. That first quick step costs me, I do it. I try to copy from the best, from the best. Rafa, Roger, Novak, Andywhich for me is the best when it comes to movement “, said one outstanding student, who was looking for a shot to reduce the grass shortage. This will be his second professional event after another pair in the junior category.

Fast learner. This time he rented a house near All England Club to avoid heavy traffic in English. She cooked a bit, played parcheesi and chess with her coach John Charles Ferrero and Molina. Today, around 4pm, I’m dueling with German Jan-Lennard Struff, 155 world

“It was more comfortable for us because last year we were in a hotel and in traffic it took us an hour by car and it was a lot, one hour to go and another to come back. It was a lot of time wasted. Now, we walk, less time is needed “, Explain.

This Monday, around 4 pm, duel in German Jan-Lennard Struff, 32 years old and 155 in the world ranking. This will be their second confrontation, in different conditions from the third round Roland Garros 2021dominating Teuton 6-4, 7-6 (3) and 6-2.

Alcaraz went even further, Struff had to deal with an injury to his right foot. He hasn’t won a Grand Slam since, he lost his four meetings following a victory in one of the El Palmar.

Ferrero’s student has the weapons to be good on the lawn, but you first need to assimilate the mechanisms to step steady and play wholeheartedly. Struff lost five of the first eight rounds of Wimbledon, delivering three of his four trials in preparation for the event.

A challenge for Alcaraz, who is positioned as a contender for the rounds of honor, with the option to reach the round of 16 against Jannik Sinner and some rooms with Novak Djokovic. Although there is no emergency. He has a long way to go this season. And there will be the US Open ahead of him, where he has a special desire.