Carlos Alcaraz’s 2025 will begin instantly on the Australian Open. As lately, the younger Spanish champion is not going to play any official match earlier than the Blissful Slam, by which he’ll attempt to get a greater consequence than in previous editions. The AO is the match by which Carlitos has performed worst up up to now in his profession, not solely as a result of he has by no means received it, but in addition as a result of he has by no means gone past the quarterfinals (reached in 2024) and needed to miss it as a result of harm in 2023.
The present world quantity 3 is practising with nice depth in Juan Carlos Ferrero’s Academy and can fly to Australia initially of January, after which play a few exhibition matches within the week earlier than the Australian Open. The 4-time Grand Slam champion has additionally achieved wonderful ends in 2024, having received Roland Garros and Wimbledon, however ending the season nearly 5000 factors behind his nice rival Jannik Sinner was an enormous setback for him.
Alcaraz goals to precise a extra constant degree subsequent yr, in order to get nearer to the highest place of the ATP rankings once more. The 21-year-old from Murcia is working each mentally and technically, the place he’s making some modifications to his serve. Carlos and his staff know precisely the place to intervene and the assistance of a prime coach like Samuel Lopez will likely be essential in 2025. Not like previous years, the Spanish champion is not going to play on crimson clay after the AO however will take part in tournaments on the laborious courtroom.
The previous world No.1 will likely be current in Rotterdam, Doha and presumably even Dubai, earlier than defending his title in Indian Wells in March. Earlier than the American Masters 1000, the Spaniard included an exhibition match with Frances Tiafoe in Puerto Rico.
Rennae Stubbs on Alcaraz’s recreation
On the newest version of her well-known podcast, tennis legend Rennae Stubbs revealed the principle subject in Alcaraz’s recreation: “It is going to be attention-grabbing to see how Carlos responds subsequent yr as a result of clearly profitable the French Open and Wimbledon is simply extraordinary.
It’s such a tough factor to do. However he has some query marks about taking part in on the laborious courts in opposition to Sinner and Zverev, in opposition to these guys who’ve actually large energy.
She continued: “There’s a few knocks I’ve on Carlos – and we’re speaking a couple of actually excessive degree. However I feel he’s not an enormous man, he’s like 5ft 10 or 5ft 11.
He must develop a flatter serve. He must develop his serve a bit higher and I feel he must hit his spots higher.
Roger Federer wasn’t an enormous man, however he may hit the corners like no person else and I feel Carlos must get his accuracy together with his serving higher and if he doesn’t hit the corners higher he’s not getting free factors.
Jannik Sinner will get free level after free level, Zverev free level after free level together with his large huge serve.
So I feel Alcaraz on a quick courtroom just like the US Open and Australian Open, he must get extra correct with the primary serve. I additionally assume he must get just a bit bit higher together with his shot choice.”
A generational expertise
In keeping with many insiders, Carlitos is the brightest expertise of the final 20 years. John McEnroe topped him just a few days in the past, stating that the Spaniard has all the abilities essential to make historical past on this sport. There are nonetheless a number of features on which the 21-year-old from Murcia can enhance, with the strain of getting to proceed working to maintain up with Sinner’s wonderful tempo. The Italian ace has moved the bar even increased in 2024, taking part in an nearly unreal season that has entered among the many better of all time.
Regardless of two Majors and a Masters 1000, Alcaraz is sort of 5000 factors behind his nice rival. The world number one has left everybody speechless together with his eight titles (two Grand Slams, three Masters 1000, two ATP 500 and the Nitto ATP Finals), with a stability of 73 wins and simply 6 losses.
2025 might be the correct yr to lastly see a Grand Slam remaining between these two younger champions, who’re clearly destined to mark an period. Everybody’s hope is that Jannik and Carlos will enhance one another just like the Large 3 did within the earlier period. Their rivalry is prime for the event of tennis world wide, ready for another younger gamers to achieve their degree within the close to future. Holger Rune, Ben Shelton, Sebastian Korda, Alex Michelsen and Jakub Mensik must take an enormous step ahead in 2025.
