Analysis of Fernando Rey Tapias: Carlos Alcaraz, a gift for tennis

At just 19 years and 10 months, Carlos Alcaraz has already experienced what great players need a career to achieve: winning eight titles, including a Grand Slam, three Masters 1000s and climbing to the top of the world ATP rankings. At the same time, he also knows what it means to have an injury alter his preseason and prevent him from hitting a season-opening grand slam.

After his impressive appearance on the track, glowing with freshness, confidence and an arsenal of shots not previously seen in a player of his age, the injury that kept him out of competition for four months created a certain amount of concern, pending confirmation. What would your return be?

Fortunately, the Murcian not only returned to the courts with his virtues, but also improved his attitude, avoided excessive nervousness and played more relaxed.

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Fourteen wins in fifteen games

The result is a win in Buenos Aires, a chance to play the final in Rio (which he missed due to a muscle problem), and now a win in Indian Wells without dropping a set. The tournament where he managed to overcome Sinner, Auger-Alliasime and in the final swept Medvedev who had just won three consecutive titles.

With fourteen wins out of fifteen played, possible doubts about problems in the return are more than dispelled. Carlos continues to play with exceptional confidence. His variety of punches dazzles all audiences. It extracts and subtracts exceptionally well; hit shots to win from both ends of the court; alternating rests with a fast backbeat; retrieves impossible balls; he goes to the net with the confidence that he has a good volley and behaves like a veteran in difficult moments.

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A big attraction for the tennis scene

The young Spaniard, who is recognized by all the best players as the most difficult opponent to beat, will have to repeat the victory in Miami in order to remain at number 1, which alternates with Novak Djokovic. Punished for not getting vaccinated, the Serbian cannot play tournaments in the United States.

Awaiting Rafa Nadal’s return to the field tour, the tennis scene looks incredibly attractive. If the man from Manacor returns well, he will undoubtedly be the favorite at Roland Garros, but aware that he will have another Spaniard as a tough rival in addition to Djokovic.

immediate challenges

Miami, to confirm the success of the praise

However, let’s not predict events, because before Paris, there are important tournaments in Monte Carlo, Barcelona, ​​Madrid and Rome, which will show the shape of all the candidates for winning the second Grand Slam of the year. Currently, the news is in Miami, where the focus of all fans’ attention is whether the young man from Palmar, who has already become an idol of the North American public, will be able to win in Florida. It would confirm the success of the countless accolades Alcaraz has received. Among them, one is particularly relevant: that of a figure in the history of tennis like Billie Jean King. At 79 years old and with 39 Grand Slam titles on his account (12 singles, 16 doubles and 11 mixed), he spoke of Carlos in these words: «He is a genius who plays tennis and I feel lucky to be alive to see. It’s a gift to our sport.”

A gift that will have to be guarded; because apart from the appearance of terrible injuries, the potential of Carlos Alcaraz predicts an exceptional future for him.