Serena Williams’ Childhood Coach Dissects How Carlos Alcaraz’s Biggest Strength Becomes His ‘Only Flaw’ (Exclusive)

Carlos Alcaraz is a player who set fire to the tennis world in 2022. The Spaniard continued his dominance of the sport this year as well by winning the Wimbledon. However, he didn’t perform at the same level after the grass slam passed. Bit by bit, Alcaraz’s form deteriorated, but he recovered well enough for the ATP Finals. Watching him fall, many wondered about the flaws of his game. Recently, Serena Williams’ childhood coach has come out to say that he only has one. 

Alcaraz is someone who is used to receiving praise. However, his form after the grass slam is confusing many. Recently, a renowned American coach came out to talk about why the young player is falling short and what he needs to do to change. 

Serena Williams’ childhood coach on the flaw of Carlos Alcaraz

Rick Macci recently interviewed with Essentially Sports, where he talked about various aspects of the current tennis scenario. He could not talk about modern tennis without talking about the current form of Alcaraz. The Wimbledon champ experienced a bit of a slump after the tournament and found himself losing matches. Macci saw why he was failing and said that he was a little injured and playing on the back foot. 

He further said, “That changes the landscape, and yeah listen it’s, it’s a fine line, and remember, he’s 20 years old. He’s the youngest of all of them. That doesn’t mean he’s going to be better. I’m just saying that he’s a cut above because he checks more boxes. There’s no real flaws.“

Macci also explained, “The only flaw is he has more items on the menu to order because he can do so many different things, where other people are just like amazing vanilla with a little sprinkle in there, you know. Alcaraz can do so many things and once that complicated, it becomes trickier.”

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Alcaraz’s variety of options makes it trickier for him to compete on all surfaces as per Macci. While he shared his thoughts, Alcaraz’s coach also talked about why the two-time grand slam champion is falling short.

Carlos Alcaraz’s coach opens up on the Spaniard’s weakness

Juan Carlos Ferrero recently spoke to ‘Punto De Break’, a Spanish media outlet, about the player under his guidance. He talked about how long the season has been for Alcaraz and also dove into why he has been facing difficulties beating Novak Djokovic. After he lost against the Djoker in the Nitto ATP Finals, Ferrero said that they lacked experience on an indoor surface.

He further explained that their mentality was also lacking on the big stage, which is why Djokovic has many advantages over the players at the moment. Alcaraz did not have the shining year-end he hoped for, but he will return with a revived vigor to win more slams.

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