Carlos Alcaraz excelled this season and showed that he will pose a serious threat to his opponents in the coming years as well. With eight titles on the tour, the Spanish tennis player is once again at the top of the ATP rankings, aware of how difficult it will be to maintain the status of the best player in the world.
However, the start of the season was not so promising, with Carlos Alcaraz being eliminatedfromthe Qatar Open and the Miami Open. Speaking to Tennis World Italia, Juan Carlos Ferrero mentioned the Spaniard's form at the start of the season.
Juan Carlos Ferrero does not want to be just a coach for Alcaraz; He wants to have a friendly relationship filled with trust, in which Alcaraz will feel free to tell him anything. This is how he helps his player become mentally strong.
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Ferrero knows the importance of working on the mental preparation of the players, so he often directs all his focus in that direction.
In Indian Wells and Miami, he lost some confidence. It was a difficult period, not because of the defeat itself, but because of the way it happened.
He was affected by that tournament, and we spoke when we returned. We talk to him a lot, but when we see that hes irritable or a little fragile at certain points of the season, then we focus on the psychological aspect: as friends, more than as coaches."- Ferrero said.
Monte Carlo
After that, Carlos Alcaraz regained his form and was brilliant on the court. This is another indication of how much tennis is not only a physical, but also a mentally challenging game.
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The best tennis players always had a unique mindset, which enabled them to be dominant year after year.
Carlos Alcaraz is one of the mentally strongest players, with the potential to be even more impressive next season, but it remains to be seen how successful he'll be on his path.
Winning Monte Carlo, even without playing that well, but with a 10 out of 10 attitude, really helped him.
Since then, hes reached many finals and achieved incredible results in the Slams. The Monte Carlo Masters 1000 was a turning point.
It gave him the confidence he needed, and from then on, hes been able to achieve extraordinary results.- Ferrero said.
