Carlos Alcaraz: Roland Garros "between the eyebrows"
Carlos Alcaraz is currently thrilling with relentless attacking tennis in the USA. In the medium term, however, the world number one is already looking to Europe. Specifically: to Paris.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Mar 27, 2023, 04:38 pm
Even if the start of the season with the cancellation of the Australian Open due to injury could hardly have gone worse for youngster Carlos Alcaraz: How he has reported back in the past few weeks is - to put it mildly - impressive. Two title wins in three tournaments, just one loss so far this season. And that although the body still seemed to be causing problems, especially during the South American clay court tour.
At the latest since the Sunshine Double in the USA, there is nothing to be seen of that: The Spaniard recently won the ATP Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells for the first time, and the 19-year-old is now preparing to defend his title in Miami to follow. In any case, the youngster's first two appearances will hardly make the competition feel positive. Even if Tommy Paul is now against a full-blown Spaniard fright.
Alcaraz against Spaniards fright
The American was able to win no less than twelve matches in a row against players from the Iberian Peninsula. This didn't go unnoticed by Carlos Alcaraz either: "The stats are there. You can see that Tommy Paul is playing at a high level against the Spaniards, but I'm here to break those stats," said the 19-year-old. For this match, the tight situations in the encounter with Dusan Lajovic would have helped.
Although the focus of the Spaniard is undoubtedly on the appearances in Miami, in the medium term Alcaraz is already looking towards Central Europe. Specifically to Paris. "All tournaments are important for me, but one that I have between my eyebrows is Roland Garros, it's the next Grand Slam tournament and for me it's a very, very good goal that I'm really looking forward to." Last year, Alcaraz failed at the French Open in the round of 16 due to Alexander Zverev.