Alcaraz needs a new coach.

SonnyT said:
Federer's greatest attribute was his touch, his caressing the ball. And that's hard to teach. You either have it, or not.

The games of Nadal and Djokovic, a lot of it involving effort, are easier to teach.
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Yeah, plus Roger does not have time or need to coach, however regardless of all that Alcaraz could still learn a lot from Federer. A short stint of a month or 2 wont hurt.
 
ScentOfDefeat said:
Most of these reactions come from a place of frustration and impatience with his inability to dominate Djokovic and ultimately end his career.
The post-Wimbledon overexcitement has now given way to bitterness.
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Carlitos is currently experiencing the scent of defeat.
It's not pleasant for anyone, for sure.
:(
 
Alcaraz just needs to repeat his 2023 Roland Garros and Wimbledon level, then he wins 2024 Roland Garros and Wimbledon (if Nadal doesn't play).
No coach needed for that, just someone to help with the cramps.
 
Rosstour said:
Exceptions and not the rule.
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Zidane, Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Guardiola - top footballers who became top coaches
Moya, Ferrero, Edberg - all did quite well as coaches, and were former #1 players
I don't know. These are just off the top of my head. Probably possible to come up with many from pretty much every sport. That's a lot of "exceptions."
 
Break To Win said:
I feel like the partnership with Ferrero has reached its peak. There is no more way to help him. I think Carlitos needs more variation, and when I say variation, I mean slice, to take weight off the ball against tennis players like Zverev and Medvedev. I think that on fast courts with low bounce, as is the case with Turin, he feels lost, and doesn't find a plan to execute it. Today it was to vary between slices and drop-shots. I don't think Ferrero will contribute much more to this partnership. I don't have a name in mind, but if anyone does, post whatever you're thinking of in the post.
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In his latest match vs Zverev, Alcaraz hit some slices. One of them was backhand slice down the line, and Zverev responded with forehand that went wide / long.

Alcaraz can hit slice all right.

He needs a good flat first serve. Once when he attempted a flat serve in that match I noticed it hit the net.
 
Sudacafan said:
Both of the two prior posters are clueless, yes.
Federer can’t coach. 30 minute Laver Cup experience does not count.
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I hate the “X past player should coach Y present player” trope so much. Usually an indictment of one dimensional knowledge. Like sorry buddy, just because you know this dude that used to play does not mean this person should go and hire him. There’s a million other important variables at play. Also not all good players make good coaches either, you’re just grasping at straws because you have no idea what the hell you’re talking about
 
Azure said:
Or maybe, just maybe, the tour is so weak now that we have expectations from a 20 year old kid?

Agree with your last bit.
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The tour is so weak that Murray can't get through first round and Fed is not coming back. Tour is so weak Nadal is taking longest break.
Thing with you having expectations... well it's well known thing this place was swarming with objective ppl who couldn't guess who will win next and with what set difference. Not to mention someone's playing year.
Tour is so weak you can't predict sh1t.
 
Hypo Crisis said:
The tour is so weak that Murray can't get through first round and Fed is not coming back. Tour is so weak Nadal is taking longest break.
Thing with you having expectations... well it's well known thing this place was swarming with objective ppl who couldn't guess who will win next and with what set difference. Not to mention someone's playing year.
Tour is so weak you can't predict sh1t.
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Yes, definitely would be a weak tour if Murray with an artificial hip, Federer on one leg, and Nadal barely able to walk could play and win matches. Quite a point you made there.
 
Winners or Errors said:
Yes, definitely would be a weak tour if Murray with an artificial hip, Federer on one leg, and Nadal barely able to walk could play and win matches. Quite a point you made there.
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Murray with hip plays 5 set matches all the time, 4 and 5 hours, is he capable to fight ? Yes he is.
Federer one leg ? Says who ?
Nadal barely able to walk ?
Have you checked him out ?
https://twitter.com/x/status/1723847630176809432
 
Hypo Crisis said:
The tour is so weak that Murray can't get through first round and Fed is not coming back. Tour is so weak Nadal is taking longest break.
Thing with you having expectations... well it's well known thing this place was swarming with objective ppl who couldn't guess who will win next and with what set difference. Not to mention someone's playing year.
Tour is so weak you can't predict sh1t.
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sorry I just said "maybe" just like you said "maybe" and your "maybe" is more concrete than my "maybe"?
 
Break To Win said:
But what I said is that it seems to me that Alcaraz with Ferrero will not go any further. Alcaraz needs some improvements in his game, this is nothing unusual considering his age. What I think is that he needs someone who gives him more variation in his game, and who can shorten the points. He clearly has difficulties on faster courts
Someone with a more offensive mentality.
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I literally have no words for this. Carlos is the most successful and greatest 20 year old player since Rafa. And before that, we have to go back to 1986 when Boris won back to back Wimbledon titles at age 18. So in the past 36 years, two teenage phenoms match his achievements. Just two.

You complain about Carlos supposedly lacking variation? It's like nitpicking Edberg's volleys. Alcaraz has stunning variation, far more than any other player and the most variation since Federer. He has an offensive mentality for today's game. He volleys beautifully, his movement (even on grass) is exceptional and he's mentally very sound.

I can't believe these errant criticisms of a great kid's magnificent game. I've never known you to troll, but all your points are, quite frankly, ludicrous. He's only 20 and you don't think he'll progress and win many, many more slams? Just sit back and watch.
 
Break To Win said:
I feel like the partnership with Ferrero has reached its peak. There is no more way to help him. I think Carlitos needs more variation, and when I say variation, I mean slice, to take weight off the ball against tennis players like Zverev and Medvedev. I think that on fast courts with low bounce, as is the case with Turin, he feels lost, and doesn't find a plan to execute it. Today it was to vary between slices and drop-shots. I don't think Ferrero will contribute much more to this partnership. I don't have a name in mind, but if anyone does, post whatever you're thinking of in the post.
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Maybe he does. This streak of 8-9 consecutive losses does not bode well.

Having said that, Ferrero is like family to him. He won't ditch him.
 
I don't think he needs a new coach based on his performance overall this year. My question regarding his performance is about the disappearance of his drop shot. Early this season, through the first half, it almost didn't even seem fair how he would back his opponents up way off the court with blistering forehands and then drop one right over the net. Since that touch has left him his game has become more one dimensional and sheer power and speed just isn't enough against Djokovic or now even Sinner. Maybe I'm wrong though
 
He might need to adjust his physical grueling style and adapt a bit more discipline. Physically he can adjust his diet and improve more endurance. He’s still 20 so learning how to eat like a pro athlete does ( and no it doesn’t mean go full Novak mode).
 
This year-old thread deserves reincarnation, as it always amuses me the way some here panic when a player fails to win absolutely everything. I don't know how much or how little Ferrero can still teach the young man, but I suspect it's enough, and more importantly it's apparent Ferrero and crew provide a kind of familial emotional stability for Alcaraz that enormously benefits this still very young player
 
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