Carlos Alcaraz had a rather tricky end to his 2022 season after suffering from an abdominal injury. The Spanish sensation could not play in the ATP Finals, and he had to focus on recovering for the last few weeks without putting too much attention on improving his tennis. Carlito had a rather disappointing run at the current Mubadala World Tennis Championship, where he was blown away in both of his matches against Andrey Rublev (d. 6-2, 6-1) and Casper Ruud (d. 6-1, 6-4).

Carlito and his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, decided not to play in any official tournaments before the Australian Open to focus on his preparation. “I decided to sacrifice the tournaments from the start of the year to focus on the big one. That’s why I’m just playing Kooyong. The focus is on getting better and be ready,” said Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz in 2022

At the moment ranked no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 4^th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.11 Holger Rune in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 6-6

This season Carlos has managed to achieve a composed 57-13 record. The Spaniard conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Alcaraz reached the final in Hamburg and Umag.

Alcaraz is scheduled to compete next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 29th of January.