Carlos Alcaraz ramped up his 2025 Australian Open preparations by practicing with Matteo Berrettini in Murcia, Spain. The training session comes after Jack Draper, initially scheduled to train with Alcaraz, withdrew due to injury.
Despite the setback, Alcaraz remained committed to his rigorous training regimen, recently completing a kilometer run in three minutes. His latest practice partner, Matteo Berrettini, is coming off a stellar comeback season, highlighted by three titles, a climb to 34th in the ATP rankings, and helping Italy secure consecutive Davis Cup victories.
Following their practice, Berrettini shared a photo of the duo on his Instagram story, captioning it, “Gracias Carlitos!” Alcaraz reciprocated the sentiment, resharing the post and replying, “Gracias a ti Matteo!”
The two players, who have faced each other four times on the ATP Tour with Alcaraz leading 3-1, continue to prepare for a highly anticipated 2025 season.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Currently ranked no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 19th of November when he beat world no.40 Tallon Griekspoor 7-6(0) 6-3 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
At present, during this year the Spaniard achieved an overall 54-13 match record. The Spaniard clinched 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will play the world no.364 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never played each other so far in top competitions.
The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz reached the final in Paris (Olympics).
Carlos 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)
Matteo Berrettini in 2024
At the moment ranked no.34, Berrettini played his last match on the 24th of November when he overcame world no.80 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4 6-2 in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup (draw).
This year the Italian has an overall 36-13 record. Matteo conquered 3 titles in 2024 in Marrakech, Gstaad and Kitzbuhel. Berrettini was the runner-up in the Phoenix Challenger and Stuttgart.
Carlos Alcaraz and Matteo Berrettini played each other 4 times. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 in the 4th round in London (Wimbledon) in July 2023.
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