"Alcaras Bogey level approaching... consistency issues" coach Ferrero diagnosed
"Alcaras Bogey level approaching... consistency issues" coach Ferrero diagnosed
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The 2025 Roland Garros (French Open), the second grand slam of the season, is heading into the second half.
However, among many big matches, the men's singles semifinals (6th) between world No. 2 Carlos Alcaras (22, Spain) and No. 7 Lorenzo Musetti (23, Italy) are drawing keen attention.
It is also a critical moment for Alcaras, who is seeking his second consecutive victory in the tournament, and Musetti's recent performance is very threatening to Alcaras.
In mid-May, during the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome, Italy, the two faced each other in the semifinals, and Alcaras won 2-0 (6-3, 7-6<7-4>). Alcaras, driving the tide, defeated even world No. 1 Janik Sinner (23, Italy) 2-0 (7-6<7-5>, 6-1) in the final and lifted the trophy.
This time, things are similar. Alcaras will face Musetti again in the semifinals and Sinner will make it to the finals on the other side.
However, Sinner needs to overcome Novak Djokovic (38, Serbia), who advanced to the semifinals after defeating Alexander Zverev (4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4), who is ranked third in the world, to reach the final and challenge for Roland Garros' first crown. It is also a big match.
In any case, Alcaras is at his peak with a near-perfect performance in the quarterfinals against world No. 12 Tommy Paul (6-0, 6-1, 6-4).
In response, former world No. 1 coach Juan Carlos Ferrero told ATP Tour Dotcom in a training session on Wednesday morning that "I don't think anyone can call it perfect because it's not perfect," but added, "It's true that Alcaras is approaching a very rare level on the tour."
If you show that kind of performance, it means that winning the Roland Garros title for the second consecutive year is no problem. But he mentioned the problem like this.
"I think Alcaras knows he has to work on his consistency. I've told him many times, and that's what we do. The problem is that sometimes it's hard to be consistent if you hit the ball too hard."
"Yesterday (the quarter-final against Tommy Paul) Alcaras did pretty much everything and everything went in, but some days there will be more mistakes, 30 unforced errors."
I think what Ferrero is emphasizing is the mentality that leads the game consistently. I think that's why he said, "Alcaras is starting to focus more on himself, not on others."
"Alcaras has always maintained that level. The problem is that it is very difficult to produce it in every game. We know that when he is playing positively and bravely, when he is playing without fear, he is a player with potential that has not yet been realized. But you also have to look at the other side of it. The pressure, the tension, the fear, the difficulty, the opponents, the type of players, the tournament that we want to win more than everyone else, the importance that we all put to it... all these things come into play as well."
"The mental side, it's something we've been working with him for a long time. "Routines, how to behave on the court, how to stay fit when you're in trouble, chats before games, chats on the eve of games, preparing for games... all kinds of situations that can happen to players are things we've been working on together for a while." 토토사이트
Ferrero added, "That's what we do to make Alcaras feel confident." Does that mean the semi-final match against 'rampant' Musetti will be judged by Alcaras' mentality after all?