Boris Becker believes Carlos Alcaraz must not play in every clay-court tournament before the French Open to avoid risking injury. Alcaraz has been advised against playing in all the big clay-court tournaments this year. The German warning that the red dirt season is exhausting and could take a toll on him on.
The young Spaniard won the Miami Open final in straight sets against Norwegian Casper Ruud. The win helped him to earn himself his first ever title at the age of just 18.
Carlos has been lauded as the next Rafael Nadal amid his recent success, which has included the Miami Open title win. However, former German tennis star Boris Becker has warned the Spaniard not to get ahead of himself as his career starts to take off.
Telling him to take a break from three future tournaments. Which includes Barcelona and Madrid if he is to avoid burning out. He said, “I hope he doesn’t play Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid and also Rome, because then it’s too much for my taste.”
“He has to take a break because he’s only human and he’s also tired sometimes. When you continue to play tired, the first injuries occur.”
Boris Becker wants Carlos Alcaraz to pause after the Monte Carlo Masters loss
Boris Becker says Carlos Alcaraz should take a break before heading into the French Open. He believes the Spaniard risks picking up an injury if he competes in Barcelona, the Madrid Masters and the Italian Open in Rome all before the French Open gets underway at the end of May.
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Carlos Alcaraz has a huge career ahead of him, and is predicted to win multiple accolades in the future. Becker has advised the young Spaniard to stay grounded if he is to be successful in the sport. He said, “He must not believe his own hype now. He’s not the best yet. He is the high-flyer of the scene. The way he played this year, there was only one player who was better and he is also from Spain. But the clay court season is exhausting, the matches are longer.”
He added, “It is very important to find the fine line between what is good in tournaments and matches and what is too much?”
Carlos Alcaraz is set to play his next a Grand Slam, the French Open next month.