Carlos Alcaraz is growing accustomed to visiting the winner’s circle and he was there again at Wimbledon on Sunday.
The Spaniard defeated Novak Djokovic in a repeat of last year’s final – which he also won – to retain his Wimbledon title.
There does seem to be a new kid on the block in professional tennis and Alcaraz looks like a player who could dominate.
After his recent success, Nick Kyrgios predicted how man slams Alcaraz might win and it looks as though he’s going to be around for a long time.
Following his Wimbledon heroics, several pundits and experts have weighed in on the performance of Alcaraz – with Andy Roddick now the latest.
Andy Roddick shares what Carlos Alcaraz has improved
At 21-years-old, Alcaraz certainty isn’t the finished article by any stretch of the imagination.
However, that is a scary thought for the rest of the tour considering Alcaraz has won four major titles already.
Roddick believes that this year at Wimbledon saw Alcaraz showcase that he’s added another string to his bow that he didn’t have three years ago.
He told the Served podcast: “Another thing which won’t get talked about ever or nobody will mention it is that Carlos didn’t have a great chipped forehand. You can always tell when someone chips a forehand return, that means they were looking back in. It’s like when a hitter’s looking fastball and then all of a sudden pokes a single through the other side off of a change-up. That’s brilliance. Right? That’s not looking forward and still finding a way.
“Carlos hit some clutch chip forehands where he was obviously looking back in on the return side but then he got himself back to neutral off of a quick reaction. I didn’t know that he had that shot, as often and as good three years ago. Those are the types of things which are just massive.
“All of a sudden you bail yourself out with that chipped forehand return when you are looking the wrong way, three or four times in a set. You win two of those and if any one of those is at 30 all or 15-30, that’s massive. It gives you a look at the basket. It’s like having two more breakaway layups per quarter.”
Alcaraz will have more titles in his sights this year
This really could be a sensational year for the Spaniard, with the Olympics and the US Open still to come in the way of major events.
Alcaraz has already won the French Open and Wimbledon during 2024, whilst he also reached the semi-final at the Australian.
The youngster is only 72 days into his 21st year on the planet and already it looks as though he’s set for world domination.
Given that he won Wimbledon last year as well, it’s crazy to think that Roddick has now spotted another shot that he’s added to his repertoire.
It’s scary that Alcaraz isn’t even close to the peak of his powers yet and it’s going to be truly fascinating to see what he can achieve in his tennis career.
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