Andy Roddick shares advice for Carlos Alcaraz to manage his hectic schedule
Carlos Alcaraz has been vocal about the congested schedule in the tennis calendar year, causing the players to take excessive breaks.
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Carlos Alcaraz (L), Andy Roddick (R) (Via Imago)
Andy Roddick has offered suggestions to Carlos Alcaraz on how to manage his hectic schedule for the remainder of this season and future seasons. The Spaniard voiced concerns about the congested scheduling shortly after his memorable Laver Cup win with Team Europe.
Roddick advised that Alcaraz should prioritize his tournament choices at the start of the season. This would send a message to the tournaments he skips, emphasizing that high-profile players will only participate if their schedules are respected.
Let’s be done by November 1st. The entire month of November should be 250s (ATP 250 events), and the top players would not have to play in them. So play your World Tour Finals and wrap it up. Let them rest of the season and not have them running on fumes...When Carlos is saying it and he never says anything negative about anything says it’s too much. And they are like mandatory events. Carlos… just stop playing the mandatory events. I bet they are not going to throw you off tour. Call their bluff.Andy Roddick on his latest Served podcast
Alcaraz has been one of the players affected by the congested scheduling, especially in this Olympic year. After losing to Novak Djokovic in the Olympic Gold medal match, the Spaniard struggled with his form, resulting in an early exit at the US Open. Notably, there were only eight days between his Olympic final and his opening match in Cincinnati.
Concerns about the tight schedule have also been raised on the WTA tour. World No. 1 Iga Swiatek has been a vocal advocate for longer breaks to help players manage their workload.
Carlos Alcaraz officially qualifies for the World Tour Finals
Carlos Alcaraz has become the third player to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, set to take place at the Inalpi Arena in Turin from November 10-17. He joins Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev in the lineup, with five singles spots still available. This is Alcaraz’s third straight year qualifying for the event, though he missed the 2022 edition due to injury, despite finishing the season as the ATP Year-End No. 1.
This year, Alcaraz added two more Grand Slam titles to his name. He won both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, becoming just the sixth man in the Open Era to achieve that double in the same year. He now joins tennis legends like Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and Novak Djokovic in that feat.
In addition to his Grand Slam success, Alcaraz also won the fifth ATP Masters 1000 title of his career at Indian Wells. He also claimed a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, and his season record so far stands at 43 wins and nine losses.
In 2023, Alcaraz made it to the semi-finals of his Nitto ATP Finals debut. He defeated top players like Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev in the group stage before losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
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