Mats Wilander is confident that Carlos Alcaraz will be motivated and give it his all when competing against the world’s top eight players at the Nitto ATP Finals.
Before the season-ending championship in Turin, the Spaniard suffered unexpected defeats to 14th-ranked Ugo Humbert and 25th-ranked Tomas Machac in the opening rounds of the Paris Masters and Shanghai Masters.
After successfully defending his Wimbledon title and winning the French Open for the first time this year, Alcaraz has now achieved four Grand Slam victories.
He won the China Open and the Indian Wells Open, and he advanced to the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he lost to Novak Djokovic and took home a silver medal.
The 21-year-old will probably end the 2024 season third in the ATP Rankings, behind Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev, despite his tremendous success.
Wilander shared his remarks about Alcaraz and said: “There’s a lot of doubt with Carlos Alcaraz. Even though he won two majors in the French Open and Wimbledon, the final of the Olympics is not that bad, even though everybody’s trying to make it out as ‘he didn’t win the Olympics’. That would have been an amazing year. Why I like Carlos Alcaraz in this situation is that, in the last few weeks, he’s lost to players that you scratch your head and go ‘Whoa, how does he lose to this player?’ He doesn’t have to play these players [in Turin]. He only has to play guys that are ranked in the top eight in the world. I think immediately Alcaraz will get fired up.”
He added: “Somehow, even though you’re No. 3 in the world and one of the most electric, promising, fan-friendly [players], everything that Alcaraz has to deal with, I think he gets fired up and has not much to lose when he plays against the top eight in the world. Compared to playing against a guy who’s ranked No. 50 in the world, he can’t really get that excited. So I’m not worried about Alcaraz because his opposition is the best in the world.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Currently ranked no.3, Carlos played his last match on the 31st of October when he lost to world no.14 Ugo Humbert 6-1 3-6 7-5 in the 3rd round in Paris (draw).
During this season Carlos has a 52-11 match record. The Spaniard clinched 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Carlos was the finalist in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.366 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . In the past, they have never competed against each other so far on the main tour.
Carlos conquered 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz reached the final in Paris (Olympics).
Alcaraz 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)
Carlos Alcaraz |
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
At the moment ranked no.3, Alcaraz played his last match on the 31st of October when he was overcome by world no.14 Ugo Humbert 6-1 3-6 7-5 in the 3rd round in Paris (draw).
At the moment, during this season Alcaraz achieved a 52-11 win-loss record. Carlos conquered 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz got to the final in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.366 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never played each other till now in top competitions.
Alcaraz conquered 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Carlos got to the final in Paris (Olympics).
Alcaraz 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)
Carlos Alcaraz |
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