In the YouTube video “I Just Wanted To Jump Back On To Court” | Carlos Alcaraz Reflects On His Victory Over Monfils, the tennis player shares his strategy and mindset during his match against Gael Monfils.
Despite having opportunities to break Monfils’ serve in the second set, Alcaraz remained calm and focused on creating more opportunities later in the set. He also emphasizes the importance of the two days off he took before the match, which allowed him to rest and prepare physically.
Additionally, Alcaraz acknowledges the presence of Jannik Sinner in the tournament and the potential of facing him in the semi-finals, but his primary goal was to reach that stage and compete against the top players in the world.
Alcaraz in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.2, Alcaraz has an overall 51-9 match record in 2024. Alcaraz is now competing in Shanghai where he defeated Unknown Player bye, the world no.51 Juncheng Shang 6-2 6-2 and the world no.560 Yibing Wu 7-6(5) 6-3.
Carlos conquered 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz got to the final in Paris (Olympics).
The Spaniard won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.