Carlos Alcaraz started his pre-season knowing that he had to improve some aspects of his game. The young Spanish champion has also been very brilliant in 2024, having won two Grand Slam titles and a Masters 1000.
The 21-year-old from Murcia also won the prestigious Beijing ATP 500 and came very close to winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer. Despite becoming the youngest ever to win Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year, Carlitos finished the season in third place in the ATP rankings behind Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev.
This means that Alcaraz lacked a bit of consistency last year, as evidenced above all by his results in the Masters 1000 tournaments (in which he collected 'only' 75% of victories). The 4-time Grand Slam champion has never hidden that he wants to become one of the best players of all time and to achieve this feat he must continue to work.
In 2025, Carlos wants to reduce the gap that separates him from his great rival Sinner in the ATP rankings and is working hard in Juan Carlos Ferrero's academy. The current world No. 3 will make his debut directly at the Australian Open in mid-January, but will play a couple of exhibition matches at Melbourne Park next week.
Carlitos practices his serve
Meanwhile, there is a shot to which Carlitos has been devoting particular attention in recent weeks. The reference is obviously to his servant, who does not yet have the necessary effectiveness and unpredictability. Alcaraz's percentages on serve are still too low and this affects his results especially on the fastest surfaces.
In a photo posted on social media, it is possible to observe the former world number 1 while performing a particular exercise to improve his serve. Together with him, there are his two coaches Ferrero and Samuel Lopez (who joined Carlos' team after interrupting his long collaboration with Pablo Carreno Busta).
