Carlos Alcaraz already has main plans for the beginning of the 2025 season because the Spanish tennis star goals to land his first Australian Open title after which get a tattoo of a kangaroo to have a good time the completion of a Profession Grand Slam.
This yr, the 22-year-old landed his maiden French Open foremost glory and likewise efficiently defended his Wimbledon title. Beforehand, the Spaniard additionally received the 2022 US Open and at the moment has 4 Slams in his assortment.
Whereas Alcaraz rapidly achieved main success on the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open, the Australian Open stays his kryptonite as he has but to make it previous the quarterfinal stage on the opening Slam of the yr.
After shedding within the Australian Open second spherical as a qualifier in his debut in 2021, the present world No. 3 exited the event within the third spherical the next yr. Then, he was compelled to overlook the 2023 event version due to a knee damage sustained in the course of the preseason. At this yr’s Australian Open, the previous world No. 1 simply made the quarterfinal however then suffered a shock defeat within the quarterfinal to Alexander Zverev.
However heading into 2025, Alcaraz needs to make all of it the best way at Melbourne Park and full a Profession Grand Slam.
“I’ve it in thoughts, I keep in mind to get a tattoo of the kangaroo. I’ll attempt to have a superb vacation first. For me it is tremendous vital to have the ability to disconnect from tennis. And to return again recent for the pre-season in order that it is good, brutal, to reach in Australia in the very best form each tennis-wise, bodily and mentally. The objective is to finish the Grand Slam in Melbourne,” the Spanish tennis star advised Marca.
Alcaraz will tackle sure issues in his sport within the offseason
Contemplating that he captured two Grand Slam titles this yr and likewise received the silver medal in his Olympic debut, it’s protected to say that this was an especially profitable yr for the Spaniard. However nonetheless, the 22-year-old believes there are nonetheless areas in his sport that may be improved.
When requested about it, Alcaraz indicated that he and coach Juan Carlos Ferrero plan to sit down down after his season finishes and lay out a transparent plan on what to give attention to in the course of the offseason. Nevertheless, the four-time Grand Slam champion already is aware of that he’ll attempt to do one thing along with his serve.
“There are particular issues. After all I want to enhance my serve extra, clearly I’ve to try this, and different issues that I desire to not say now as a result of my rivals will know them. I’m going to sit down down with Juan Carlos and write down in a pocket book, on paper, what issues we’re going to work on particularly in the course of the preseason,” Alcaraz defined.
How Alcaraz felt about his 2024 Australian Open run?
After lacking the 2023 Australian Open, the world No. 3 did not disguise that he was decided to make a splash at Melbourne Park earlier this yr. And thru his first 4 matches, the Spaniard dropped only one set and routinely made the last-eight stage.
Going into the Zverev matchup, he was the clear favourite. However Alcaraz made a fairly gradual begin – and although he managed to win the third set – he could not full a comeback because the German went on to win 6-1 6-3 6-7 (2) 6-4. Afterward, the Spanish tennis star admitted that he was “unhappy” with the extent he confirmed in opposition to Zverev.
“Properly, it has been a superb event for me, making quarterfinals, taking part in good tennis. As I stated, I am unhappy with my stage at present, as a result of I’ve been taking part in good tennis, you already know, the spherical earlier than this one with loads of confidence. Serving fairly nicely that I did not present this good stage of serves that I used to be displaying earlier than this match,” Alcaraz mirrored.
“So however basically, you already know, I go away the event glad. Forgetting about at present’s stage. However basically I feel I did a fairly good event. You already know, I performed nice matches. And clearly quarterfinal of a Grand Slam is sweet. Just isn’t what I am on the lookout for, however isn’t dangerous, you already know. Quarterfinal is an efficient run. However as I stated, with the extent that I used to be taking part in earlier than, coming into this match with loads of confidence, realizing that I am taking part in good tennis is, it is a disgrace that I began the match like the best way that I did and ending the best way that I did. But it surely’s tennis.”
If Alcaraz is wholesome, there isn’t any doubt that he will probably be a prime contender for the 2025 Australian Open title.
