By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, August 11, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz credit household ties for his singles success.Â
World No. 1 Alcaraz held off Hubert Hurkacz 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(3) in Toronto to attain his 14th consecutive victory.
The Wimbledon champion’s success is rooted in household. Alcaraz’s father, additionally named Carlos, started instructing him tennis when he was 4.
Alcaraz credit his “second father”, former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, for serving to him obtain his main desires.
“The whole lot that I’ve finished is because of him,” Alcaraz stated of Ferrero. “I discovered lots from him not solely within the skilled half, even the non-public half as effectively. He is my second father, so he’s actually vital particular person for me.
“The whole lot that I’ve got here via at first, he was skilled in that second, you realize, and I discovered about easy methods to deal in plenty of powerful moments, you realize, and first issues about the whole lot.”
Ferrero, who celebrated the twentieth anniversary of his 2003 Roland Garros last sweep of Martin Verkerk in June, says Alcaraz’s psychological maturity is the primary purpose he is taking part in his finest tennis this season.
“As an individual, I’d say he is extra mature. He is 20 now, and naturally additionally if you end up on a crew that persons are older, I believe you develop up a bit of bit quicker than perhaps with different folks which are the identical age as you,” Ferrero stated. “As a participant, I believe he grows up like tremendous quick on the courtroom.
“He can, to illustrate, learn the matches a bit of bit higher. Even earlier than the match, like speaking concerning the match, you may see that he is extra mature on all type of areas on the courtroom.
“I’d say he is higher than final 12 months. I believe he has extra expertise. The expertise that he is gained US Open and, you realize, stay the expertise on the courtroom that he did I believe makes him develop quicker than perhaps different folks, so positively he is a greater participant.”
Photograph credit score: Mutua Madrid Open Fb