Tennis. Concern for Alcaraz before the Asian tour?

Eliminated during the semi-finals of the US Open by Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz experienced a return to earth. The Spaniard, who lost his place as world number one to Novak Djokovic, also decided to take a little break by canceling his presence in the Davis Cup this week, where he could have found the Serbian. Worse still: he made a quick trip to the infirmary, even if it was a simple precaution. In any case, his absence is causing a lot of talk in Spain.

Showing a strong attachment to team competitions, Carlos Alcaraz will not honor its commitment Davis Cup this week. The Spaniard, who decided to play the competition last year just a few days after his title at theUS Openplays the wisdom card and this does not please everyone since his package sparked reactions in Spain.

Little physical worry

Just a few days after his elimination in the semi-finals of theUS Open, Carlos Alcaraz chose to undergo examinations at the Mesa del Castillo hospital but according to the latest information, he would not have much. The world number 2 has a habit of expending a lot of energy on the court and in recent weeks, he has sometimes gone very far, like the final of Cincinnati lost in the face of Novak Djokovic. Be careful because these regular visits to the infirmary are a little worrying for a player of only 20 years old.

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An absence that makes people talk

Already an amputee Rafael Nadal and of Pablo Carreno Busta among other things, the Spanish team will not have the chance to have Carlos Alcaraz to try to qualify for the last final phase which will take place in Malaga in November. Indeed, this week of Davis Cup arrives a little too quickly for the Spaniard who has chosen to take it easy, an absence which is no longer mentioned in the Spanish media. “Obviously Carlos’ absence is a very important loss, but it happened for other reasons. It’s normal that people have questions and it’s normal that Carlos wants to take a break, I understand both sides.” said David Ferrer for his part, the captain. Result: Spain is up against the wall after its 3/0 defeat against the Czech Republic in the first match.

Discovery of the Asian tour

This year, the Asian tour is fully back on the calendar ATP. Indeed, last year, only a few tournaments took place in Asia (Tokyo…) and in a few weeks, the Masters 1000 in Shanghai will resurface. For Carlos Alcarazit will therefore be a great first since the last time the players went to China was in 2019. We can already imagine that his objective will be to return to the place of world number one in the absence of Novak Djokovic.