Carlos Alcaraz has decided to make some changes at the start of the season. First, the Spanish ace slightly tweaked his serve's technique during the off-season to make this shot more effective and unpredictable.
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The former world No.1 has also paired Samuel Lopez with his longtime coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, who will be able to spend more time with his family in Spain. Lopez who is following Carlitos to Rotterdam this week and will also accompany him to Doha had to interrupt his long collaboration with Pablo Carreno Busta to accept the proposal of the 4-time Grand Slam champion.
The current world No.3 has also changed his schedule in 2025, preferring tournaments in Rotterdam and Doha to red clay events in South America in February. Several months in advance, it has already been announced that Alcaraz will not defend his title in Beijing in the autumn but will play the Tokyo ATP 500 for the first time in his young career.
Alcarazadds Fran Rubio
In the last few hours, new news has arrived regarding the 21-year-old from Murcia. His main physiotherapist Juanjo Moreno will be joined by Fran Rubio during this season and the two professionals will alternate depending on Carlos' needs.
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According to German Abril's report to Eurosport, Rubio will join the former world No. 1's team and will help the Spanish champion on a consistent basis throughout the 2025 season.
The world No.3 struggled a lot in his first match in Rotterdam, prevailing against local idol Botic van de Zandschulp only in the third set.
At the end of the challenge, the former world number 1 complained that the conditions are too different from one tournament to another: Every week, practically every week, we have different balls, different conditions, so its complicated to adapt to them.
However, we are here to give our best and give the best of ourselves. I have not had physical problems because of it so far, I work every day to be in shape. Right now, Im fine.
