World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz’s coach Juan Carlos Ferrero worries about the “kid”, says “There’s a risk of losing the motivation to keep fighting”
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Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Alcaraz
During a recent interview with We Love Tennis media house, World no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz’s coach Juan Carlos Ferrero revealed that he is worried about the “Kid’s” future as he came into the limelight at such a tender age. As per the Spanish phenomenon himself, with popularity comes great responsibility and there is an extensive risk of losing the motivation to keep fighting for the top spot. Furthermore, he is also concerned about how he will react to the overnight popularity and fame.
Juan Ferrero even highlighted the fact that getting extremely famous and loved at a young age comes with its own downside as it quickly drains an individual’s passion towards fighting and, resultantly, a sense of relaxation takes over.
“When you achieve success very early, there is always a risk of losing that motivation to keep fighting, to relax a bit because you see yourself at the top. Relaxing can cause you to not train at 100%. Off the track, I worry that a lot of people come up to him and tell him how good he is, and he doesn’t know what to say.” He noted.
“These are concerns that I know. It happens when you are a very famous person and you have succeeded, these are difficult questions to manage. We are very attentive to him. We try to control everything and keep an eye on him. 2023 will be a difficult year for tennis due to the number of points it has to defend, but he has more than enough level to achieve another great season.” continued Ferrero (translated via Google).
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Spanish Wonder Kid Carlos Alcaraz’s Magical season
The current World No.1 and new tennis sensation is already on top of the world after winning his maiden Grand slam title last month (US open). With that being said, he has been making all the right noises in the tennis community, with his impeccable performance in major titles throughout the year.
More interestingly, though, if he can keep up the spirit and have a deep run in either the ATP-1000 Paris Masters or ATP Tour finals, Carlos can easily clinch the year-end World No.1 trophy for the very first time. The Spanish 19-year-old has the best chance to hit this jackpot too, with an incredible season run so far.
The US Open run of Alcaraz made the tennis world in a vow as he had to win 3 5-setters back to back before reaching the final. The pre-quarter-final 5-setter was against Croatian Former US Open Champion Marin Cilic. Then in the quarter-finals, he had to deal with his ‘biggest rival’ as of now – The Italian World No.12 Jannik Sinner. The match set the record as the second-longest match (5 hours and 15 minutes) in US Open history.
The semi-final 5-set triumph was against the French Power House Francis Tiafoe. Then in the finals, he defeated 5th seed Casper Ruud in 4 sets. Both players were battling for World Number 1 position as well in that match. Alcaraz is having a win-loss record of 53-11 this season, including 5 ATP titles.
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