The coach of Carlos Alcaraz has predicted which Grand Slam he can win in the future.
The Spaniard has had a tremendous start to his tennis career as he won two majors by the age of 20.
He also became the youngest World Number One in ATP history and possesses an electrifying game that excites millions of fans around the world.
But despite the bright start to his career, there is still so much Alcaraz wants to achieve and his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero thinks the sky’s the limit for the tennis star.
Juan Carlos Ferrero predicts which Grand Slam Carlos Alcaraz can win
Ferrero, a former World Number One in his own right, has coached Alcaraz since the 21-year-old began training at his academy in 2018. He guided his compatriot to the top of the men’s game and he is one of the most feared players on the circuit.
He has already achieved Grand Slam success on grass and hard courts, but Ferrero believes Alcaraz will triumph at Roland Garros, which is contested on a surface he grew up playing on.
“What I like most is him thinking big and not just thinking small,” Ferrero told BBC Sport. “To be one of the greatest you have to think big. It’s going to be very hard to break records but we’re here to try to do as well as we can.
“I think his best surface right now is a hard court. He’s developed on these courts but we cannot avoid [that] the clay court is where he was born. I think he will win Roland Garros at least once – he has the game to do it.”
Carlos Alcaraz is preparing to compete at the 2024 French Open
Alcaraz came closest to winning the French Open in 2023 when he faced Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
When the match was locked at a set apiece, the youngster cramped up and was unable to produce his best tennis for the rest of the encounter, which he lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.
There have been question marks surrounding the fitness of Alcaraz after he skipped the Italian open due to an arm injury.
But he is at Roland Garros training hard to prepare for the second major of the year which commences on Sunday.
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