The American Dream Of Carlos Alcaraz
Although Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have been strengthening their hold on the Spanishman’s present kingdom, everything might change on the forthcoming American tour.
A hand-to-hand conflict. Although Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have been strengthening their hold on the Spanishman’s present kingdom, everything might change on the forthcoming American tour.
In addition to competing for the championship at Wimbledon, athletes competed to be ranked first. Along with the US Open, the Masters 1000 tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati may be just as important.
Despite losing the 300 and 150 points he earned as a finalist in Umag and Hamburg, Alcaraz leads Djokovic by 430 points heading into the hard-court season.
Toronto will be his first destination, and he will next take a flight to Cincinnati. He will have a chance to get points in Canada after falling to Tommy Paul in the second round there last time.
This is Alcaraz’s most excellent chance to distance himself from the Serb on the route to New York because Djokovic has withdrawn after claiming “fatigue”.
This competition was last played by the Belgrade native in 2018. Cincinnati was also his exclusive training ground leading up to the American Grand Slam two years after that date and before the strange and stern US veto.
On this American tour, Djokovic has the benefit of not having to defend a single point. The Serbs will return to US territory for the first time in two years.
The Grand Slam in New York, where Alcaraz will defend the 2000 points he won last year after being elected champion, will be the penultimate stop.
Return to the Promised Land to claim the top spot.
In his promised country, America, Alcaraz returns. He has had excellent success there, winning twice and reaching the semifinals of the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami the previous two years. He also finished in the quarterfinals in Cincinnati the year before.
The US Open, when he won his maiden Grand Slam and became the youngest-ever world number one, marked the end of the streak. Alcaraz has won 75% of his matches on hard courts and has topped the standings for 31 weeks after a year has passed.
The North American strategy of Alcaraz
Alcaraz will resume training before departing for America on Friday after winning Wimbledon and passing through Nice to represent Spain in the Hopman Cup. He will practise in Murcia on Monday and Tuesday while getting ready at the JC Ferrero Equelite in Villena on Wednesday and Thursday.
Before leaving for Toronto, he did all of this while accompanied by Antonio Martinez Cascales, who would serve as his coach until Juan Carlos Ferrero met him in Cincinnati.
