Spanish supernova Alcalas won the Miami Masters on April 3, 2022, at the age of 18 years and 11 months, becoming the third youngest Masters champion since ATP established the Masters in 1990, after Zhang Depei in 1990 and Nadal in 2005. With the opening of the Monte Carlo Masters this week, Alcaraz is confident in his clay season, hoping to achieve another success at his favorite clay venue in return for the praise and admiration of fans and the media. Unexpectedly, Alcaraz was so hot that he lost the first three sets and encountered the black opening of the clay season, which was both surprising and alarming.
World No. 11 Alcaraz, because Nadal, Medvedev and Berrettini were suspended due to injury, won the first time in his career as the top eight seeds to play in the Monte Carlo Masters, but lost 6:7, 7:6, 3:6 in the first match with the American post-00 star second generation Koda Jr. after the first round of the bye. Bean Powder thought that It was not a bad thing that Alcaraz was hit by the head.
The young Andrár Alcaraz really needs to calm down so as not to become impetuous.
In the 2021 US Open, At the age of 18 years and 3 months, Alcaraz surpassed the three giants of the same age, Federer, Nadal and Xiaode, becoming the youngest active player to win the first victory in all four Grand Slams, and becoming the youngest US Open player since the 1968 Open era, and the youngest Grand Slam quarter-finalist since zhang Depei of the 1990 French Open. At the 2022 Australian Open, Alcaraz once again surpassed the big three of the same age at the age of 18 years and 8 months, becoming the youngest Grand Slam seeded player since Zhang Depei in the 1990 US Open. In February 2022, Alcaraz won the ATP 500 Rio Clay Tournament, becoming the youngest champion since ATP established the 500 tournament in 2009 at the age of 18 years and 9 months, while the world ranking reached the top 20 for the first time, surpassing the big three of the same age for the third time to become the youngest active player to achieve this achievement. Coming to the North American "Sunshine Doubles", Alcaraz first reached the semifinals at the Indian Wells Masters, and then won the Championship at the Miami Masters, surpassing Xiaode in 2007 to become the youngest champion of the Miami Masters, and the world ranking reached a new high, reaching 11th, and achieving the goal of breaking into the top 15 of the world rankings within the year set at the beginning of the 2022 season ahead of schedule.
It is precisely because Alcaraz broke out again this season after the 2021 US Open, with a record of 17 wins and 2 losses, winning two consecutive ATP500 and Masters titles, becoming the second person second only to idol Nadal in the 2022 season. Fans and the media praised and admired him as a result, and even gave him the upcoming big three, becoming the first hope of the future world. As a result, Alcaraz was also a teenager with great ambition and confidence. In an interview with Spain's Mallorca newspaper, Alcaraz said triumphantly: he is confident that he can win his first Grand Slam title this year. He felt that he was ready, whether it was physical, mental or tennis skills, he had enough strength and full of confidence.
Young people are the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning, and the future certainly belongs to young people. Therefore, young people can be full of spirit, ambition, and swallow like a tiger. However, young people must not inflate themselves, let alone be arrogant and arrogant, and leave me behind?
Alcaraz has achieved such an achievement at such a young age, and it is indeed something to be proud of and proud of! But isn't it arrogant that Alcaraz's goal for the 2022 season has suddenly changed from entering the top 15 of the world rankings to winning his first Grand Slam title? Just by virtue of last year's US Open's first time to reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam? Just because this year's Miami Masters didn't meet a world top four player to win the championship? Just by losing five games against the world's second, third and fourth-placed Medvedev, Zverev Jr. and Nadal? Have you not had the opportunity to fight against the world's number one small German?
Alcaraz was a little overwhelmed, didn't know who he was, and thought that the world was big, and it would be my world from now on! As everyone knows, there are people on people, and there is a sky outside the sky! As far as the post-00s players are concerned, there are still outstanding players such as The Canadian genius Aliasim and the Italian rookie Sina, who became famous earlier than Alcaraz and achieved better Grand Slam results! There are also post-95 players who have become the backbone of ATP, and their representative figures Medvedev, Zverev Jr., and Tsitsipas have long won and lost with the big three, and from the hands of the big three, they have won one master championship after another, the year-end finals championship, and the Grand Slam championship. Not to mention the big three, still standing in front like a majestic mountain!
Little Koda, who is also a fan of idol Nadal, gave Alcaraz an unexpected defeat in the first game of the clay season, which is nothing more than a head-to-head drink! Although Alcaraz was a little disappointed in himself, he did not seem to be convinced, saying that he had many opportunities in the game and was close to victory, saying that he was still a little uncomfortable with the transition from hard ground to clay, saying that he needed to play more clay games to find his form, saying that it was time to pay attention to the next game, and that he had a chance to get better in Barcelona.
Alcaraz, you should wake up! You have a lot of chances in the game and are close to victory, but what about Koda Jr.? He has more opportunities and has already won. The transition from hardfield to clay is always going to be tough, haven't you already set a record for the at-500 Rio Clay Race, setting the record for the youngest to win a 500 title? You need to play more games to find form, so aren't the other players just entering the clay season?
The root cause of the unexpected defeat in the first match of the Alcaraz Monte Carlo Masters is that the heart is not calm! At a young age, it is not a humble attitude to rush to fight, but the person in the upper position thinks of himself, wants to win and is afraid of losing, so that the mentality is unbalanced, the technical action is deformed, the lead cannot be taken down, and the backward can not be insisted. At the end of the first set, Alcaraz won two hard-won serves, but could not save the first set until he lost 2:7 at 7 o'clock. After snatching seven in the second set and struggling to win back a set, the situation has been tilted towards Alcaraz, and Alcaraz broke the belt at the first of the decider to lead the small Koda 2:0, which is a perfect start. But Alcaraz failed to hold on to that advantage, losing two straight sets and then ending the tie. In the final stage of the decider, in the face of The Little Keda's serve to win the game, Alcaraz did not fight tenaciously to the end, only saved one match point, and surrendered at the second match point.
Both Alcaraz himself and Coach Ferrero know that his serve has become a technical shortcoming that needs to be improved and improved. In this match with Little Koda to pay tribute to idol Nadal, Alcaraz only sent out 1 ACE ball, but 4 double errors. The success rate of the first shot is only 64%, the score rate of the first shot is as low as 62%, and the score rate of the second shot is even lower to 45%. This level of serve resulted in 10 break points being given to the opponent and 7 serves being broken. Not only that, Alcaraz is proud of his tactics of putting pressure on opponents and putting small balls in front of the net, which basically did not play out, scoring only 10 points in front of the net, and the opponent's 34 points, the gap is not generally large.
Alcaraz's on-the-spot adjustments were also problematic. Koda Jr. is 1 meter 96 tall, and it seems easy to hit the high-jumping upward spiral ball on the clay field, but Alcaraz did not respond in time, or hit the upper spin ball mainly on the bottom line, did not cut the spin ball at the right time, or hit the ball with the forehand and backhand. Little Keda is not like Alcaraz to win with speed and strength, but biased to light and agile, accustomed to using force to fight, Alcaras did not make timely adjustments, still strong front and backhand attack, the result of unforced errors 48 although 11 less than the opponent, but the winning points of 21, not as good as the opponent's 36, completely unable to make ends meet, failure is inevitable.
Alcaraz needs to calm down, calm down, face the problem and concentrate on training. This head-to-head drink is just in time, and it is not a bad thing. Coach Ferrero said after winning the Alcaraz Miami Masters: The most important thing now is to keep him focused and concentrate on the training ground. After this unexpected defeat, Alcaraz was able to truly calm down and concentrate on training. As he himself put it: Losing is sometimes a good thing. I don't think too much about what the outside world expects of me, I just want to do what I have to do.
2003 US Open champion and former world number one Roddick had high hopes for Alcaraz, saying: If I mention Alcaraz, who will I think of? Nadal, Federer, Agassi, and so on, I can think of many gods who became famous at a young age and then achieved great feats. After the defeat, Roddick comforted Alcaraz: Winning the Miami Masters and being infinitely close to the top ten in the world rankings is a huge change for Alcaraz, as fans and the media talk about him, have high hopes for him, and expect a lot. So this loss is not a bad thing, but a reminder that Alcaraz can't become impetuous, but needs to concentrate on training every day and keep improving, as in the past.
Alcaraz, it's not a bad thing to be the head of the bat, and losing isn't terrible! The important thing is to sum up lessons learned, cultivate the psychology of winning without arrogance or defeat, strengthen training in view of their own technical and tactical shortcomings, and further enhance their ability and strength. Imagine the final of the 2005 Miami Masters, idol Nadal won two sets and lost three sets, and was completed by the then world number one Federer, losing the championship. However, after entering the clay season that year, Nadal blocked the god and soared into the sky, thus composing a wonderful Spanish god of war legend. Alcaraz, bean powder looks forward to you, pay tribute to the idol Nadal, and compose a legend of your own from now on! (Source: Tennis House Author: Colorful Bean Powder)