Carlos Alcaraz addressed the problem he has encountered with his serve ahead of the Australian Open.
In what will be his fourth appearance at Melbourne Park, Alcaraz will attempt to become the youngest player to win every Grand Slam.
The number three has conquered every major except for the first one of the year, where he has yet to go beyond the quarter-finals.
The Spaniard has been working hard on his game during the offseason and is focusing on one area in particular as he looks to improve his consistency.
What are the problems Carlos Alcaraz is having with his serve?
Carlos Alcaraz has a very complete tennis game but the one weapon he is keen to make stronger is his serve.
This is an ongoing battle for the 21-year-old, who told journalists he has been trying to improve his serve, but it has not been easy.
“I just worked as much as I could during the pre-season to do a good serve. Right now I am still thinking about it. I am still reminding myself how I have to do it,” Alcaraz admitted.
“Every day is getting better and better and feeling better and better with it. We knew I had to change something in the serve to be better on it.
“I think there are sometimes that I feel there is a problem with it, because sometimes in the matches that I played or in the practice that I am not doing the right things, so I have to keep thinking about it.
“But it is something that I will take in really good, I will serve without thinking about it and it will be natural but right now I am still thinking about it. I believe that I will adapt and it is going to be natural.”
Carlos Alcaraz’s coach comments on improving his serve
During Alcaraz’s exhibition match with Alex de Minaur before the Australian Open, his first serve was on average approximately 10km slower than his opponent’s, which further illustrated how he was experimenting with his serve.
Alcaraz’s coach Juan Carlos Ferrero said during the contest that they are working on improving his rhythm on serve, something the World number three mentioned to reporters.
“Good rhythm. Before, probably one of the big issues I had on the serve was the rhythm,” Alcaraz said when asked why he is changing his serve. “I didn’t get the good rhythm.
“With this one I think I am going to get the good rhythm to hit it in the right spot every time. I have to be more precise on the serve.”
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