With the 2022 Roland Garros Clay Carnival less than a month away, expectations for the French Open are also starting to heat up.
There are many stories from the clay season as well as Roland Garros, and here we have picked just a few hot topics about the road to the French Open.
Is Alcaraz stronger on the clay?
Should be.
Carlos Alcarraz is the third youngest Masters (ATP1000) champion in history and a highlight of this year's Miami Open.
Alcarraz's world rankings continue to climb in 2022, will he go all the way to Roland Garros after winning the Masters? Will you win the championship in one fell swoop? I believe it is a problem in the minds of many fans.
For now, watching this young man play on the pitch in such a free and happy way is a treat in itself and far beyond expectations for him to win the title.
Alcarraz's coach, former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero, believes that after such excellent results, disciples will still face it rationally. His flexible style of play can be achieved on all types of venues.
"We're not sure!" Ferrero laughed and said when asked which venue Alcalá was best at.
"His game is aggressive, he's always playing aggressively, and I'm fully convinced that his ability to play can adapt to this kind of field (clay) and even grass.
I think when he's 100% into training, maybe he can get good results on clay. But let's open the door and maybe he'll get better on hard-earth in the future. ”
But keep in mind that last summer, the young Spaniard performed well in qualifying, reaching the third round of the French Open. After 12 months have passed, will anyone disagree with the second week of Alcalá's entry?
The words did not fall, and Alcaraz lost to Koda in the second round of Monte Carlo. There are the discomfort of just winning the Miami hard court championship, not stopping to move to red clay, and there is also the excitement and fatigue after winning the championship, and the opponent Koda is not mediocre.
Thankfully, the young Alcarraz was able to handle the loss of his clay debut with ease. He said: I lost, but I didn't die. There will be new opportunities to get better next week. ”
Then we saw that just this past weekend, Alcarraz had a one-day double victory over Barcelona.
In the barcelona semi-finals, he experienced 3 hours and 39 minutes of battle, beating De Minar 6-7 (4)/7-6 (4)/6-4, and two hours later in the final with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Busta, and the world ranking also broke into the world's top ten.
Seeing such results, and seeing that Alcarraz is listed after Djokovic and Nadal, it seems reasonable to become the third favorite of the French Open to win the title.
Looking forward to a more exciting and stable performance of alcalá's French Open. (Source: House of Tennis Author: ALEX SHARP Translation: Lynn)