They're Going to Kill Us in Some Approach

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Monday, September 23, 2024
Picture credit score: Matthew Calvis

n tennis’ model of sudden loss of life, Carlos Alcaraz involves life.

Alcaraz owns a 12-1 document in five-set matches. However recently the 21-year-old Spaniard looks like an endangered species.

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Chatting with the media at Laver Cup Berlin, Alcaraz mentioned the demanding professional circuit can really feel like a tennis terminator.

“In all probability, they will kill us ultimately,” Alcaraz instructed the media at Laver Cup. 

Conceding gamers have totally different views on the crammed calendar, Alcaraz, who has performed 12 Tour-level occasions in addition to Davis Cup and Laver Cup this season, says the schedule is a well being hazard for him.

“Lots of gamers really feel like, okay, it’s a good calendar. And a variety of gamers says that it is actually tight and a variety of tournaments throughout the entire yr,” Alcaraz mentioned. “I am the sort of participant who assume there’s a variety of tournaments throughout the yr, necessary tournaments, and doubtless throughout the subsequent few years gonna be much more tournaments, extra necessary tournaments.

“So, I imply, in all probability they will kill us ultimately (smiling). Proper now they’re displaying up a variety of accidents due to the ball, due to the calendar, as a result of a variety of issues.”

As a result of there are such a lot of tournaments, Alcaraz, who has received titles at Indian Wells, Roland Garros and Wimbledon this yr, mentioned elite gamers will skip tournaments to make sure their bodily and psychological well being.

“So in all probability sooner or later a variety of good gamers are going to overlook a variety of tournaments due to that, as a result of they’ve to consider their our bodies, they should take care about their love,” Alcaraz mentioned. “I imply, they’ve household, they’ve a variety of different stuff in life than tennis.

“So that they should take care about it, as properly. So it is getting an excessive amount of, I assume.”

The person who has received Grand Slam championships on all three main surfaces typically travels along with his household. Alcaraz mentioned taking time away from event tennis is vital to fueling his aggressive fireplace and sustaining the enjoyment of enjoying.

“I mentioned many occasions, you understand, the calendar is so tight, a variety of tournaments, no days off or not as a lot days off as I need,” Alcaraz mentioned. “Generally I actually wish to take some days for myself that I am unable to as a result of I’ve to apply, I’ve to journey, I’ve to, you understand, the jet lag typically while you’re touring world wide. So typically you do not wish to go to tournaments, I am not gonna lie.

“I’ve been feeling this, you understand, this sense few occasions already that I do not wish to go to that event as a result of I wish to keep at residence with my household or my pals, and I’ve to seek out the motivation simply to go and put the fitting tennis or the fitting face within the apply and on the matches.

“I am enterprise man. I at all times wish to win each match that I’m going, however as I mentioned many, many occasions, my greatest tennis present up after I’m smiling and having fun with on court docket, and typically tough to seek out that rhythm or that good feeling. So, I imply, I wish to be centered on my workforce and my household and attempt to play my greatest in each apply, in each match, to be within the prime of the rating. I believe it’s the greatest choices to maintain motivated.”