Like Rafael Nadal, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has a few rituals and in particular one that he does systematically.
spanish like Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz is often compared to the idol of Mallorca. Very early at the highest level, the world number 1 faces Novak Djokovic Friday, June 9 to try to reach his very first final at Roland-Garros. If he leaves with the favors of the forecasts, Carlos Alcaraz will have to be wary of a very regular Novak Djokovic since the start of the tournament and who is impatiently awaiting the confrontation with the latter.
To prepare for this meeting and in general, Carlos Alcaraz does not have many pre-match rituals. “I do my warm-up, during which I always try to do the same thing and be in the same place with my team” he explained in 2022 in an interview for the ATP. On the other hand, the Spaniard has little quirks or superstitions before each match and during the match, a bit like Rafael Nadal. “Every game I have superstitions like always picking up 5 balls, throwing them 5 times; bottles also have to be in a particular order; take a bite of the energy bar before the banana.” he confessed, still at the microphone of the ATP site.
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Biography Carlos Alcaraz. Carlos Alcaraz was born on May 5, 2003 in El Palmar, a town located in the municipality of Murcia, Spain. Influenced by his father, once in the Spanish top 40, Carlos Alcaraz began playing tennis at the age of four, where his talent and performance did not go unnoticed. He quickly develops a preference like his idol, Rafael Nadal for clay courts.
The Spaniard turned professional in 2018, then aged 15, and he appeared quite early in his early career as the heir and future of Hispanic tennis. He won his first match on the ATP circuit against Albert Ramos-Vinolas at the Rio de Janeiro tournament in Brazil. This success against his compatriot propelled the notoriety of the native of El Palmar quite high since he was 406th in the world at that precise moment. Since then, Carlos Alcaraz has never stopped progressing, beating precocity records and emerging as the new nugget of world tennis.
What is Carlos Alcaraz’s track record?
Since turning professional in 2018, Carlos Alcaraz has won 6 titles on the ATP Professional Tour. The latest is theU.S. Open 2022, the first Grand Slam of his career. A little earlier in the season, he won the Masters 1000 in Madrid where the Spaniard brilliantly won in the final against the German Alexander Zverev. Before this trophy, the Iberian won the Umag tournament in Croatia on clay in 2021 as well as that of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in 2022 on clay, the Miami Masters 1000 and the Barcelona tournament.
What is Carlos Alcaraz’s ranking?
406th in the world in his first victory on the ATP circuit in 2020, Carlos Alcaraz is currently number 1 in the standings. ATP after his victory at the US Open 2022.
What is Carlos Alcaraz’s salary?
A professional since 2018, Carlos Alcaraz has amassed more than $5 million ($6,090,130m) since the start of his career in earnings from tournament performances, including more than $3 million in 2022 ($4,335,300m).
Who is Carlos Alcaraz’s idol?
The native of El Palmar has never hidden it, Rafael Nadal is his idol. Before facing the Mallorcan in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 on March 19, 2022, Carlos Alcaraz recalled his admiration for his compatriot Spaniard: “It’s fantastic to play against Rafa. He’s been my idol since I was a kid, so it’s never easy to play against him, but I think it’s going to be a fantastic game. I don’t know what I have to do to win this semi‐final. I am already playing at a high level in this tournament. I know it will be a very difficult match, but everyone knows how Rafa plays. When he is in a bad situation, he can come back, raise his level of play and turn the game around.”
Who is Carlos Alcaraz’s coach?
Carlos Alcaraz’s coach is known in the tennis world. Former world number 1 and winner of Roland-Garros in 2003, Juan Carlos Ferrero has been working with the prodigy Alcaraz for more than two years in his Equalite academy. A special relationship was born between the two men. An agreement that goes beyond the framework of tennis, as confirmed by Alcaraz after his coronation in Miami on April 3. “When we are together, we talk about everything. I consider him my coach and also my friend. I can talk to him about everything. It helps me a lot in all aspects of my life.”
The impressive physical transformation of Carlos Alcaraz
If since the beginning of his career, the talent of Carlos Alcaraz has not gone unnoticed on the tennis courts of the ATP circuit, his physical transformation is also visible. An evolution that the native of El Palmar has worked for a long time: “Being physically strong is something important to feel comfortable and know that I will be able to play long games. This pre-season, I focused on building muscle mass. It was a big change physical, but at the same time a very good change. I’m very happy to have worked on this with my team.”
Who is Carlos Alcaraz’s girlfriend?
The little Spanish nugget Carlos Alcaraz is very discreet about his private life. A Spanish media lends him a relationship with a certain María González for several months.