Richard Pagliaro | @tennisnow | Tuesday, March 4, 2025
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Palm Springs is a popular retirement location.
Carlos Alcaraz Think of it as a reshaping field.
Two-time BNP Paribas Open champion Alcaraz won a rare three matches at Indian Wells while renamed “Close to serve robot”.
The second seed of Alcaraz Quentin Halys Or qualifiers.
Alkaraz will balance with the Grand Slam King if the seed continues to be established Novak Djokovic In the clash of the Indian Wells quarterfinals, this will be a rematch of the 2024 Wimbledon final, Olympic gold medal final and Australian Open quarterfinals, with the Serbian superstar emerging from a match to eliminate the Spaniard.
The 21-year-old Alcaraz aims to join Djokovic and his tennis hero Roger Federer to score three games in Tennis Paradise.
“I know this is something that only two players have done in history.” “So I’m under pressure here, assuming. I’ll try not to think about it. I’ll try to enjoy it.
“Because of this game, every time I come here, I really enjoy practicing and playing. Everything here is easy. So, all I want is to enjoy this game. I’m back here all year round. So, I’m going to try not to think about it. Just flow and see how the game will be. But that’s great for me.”
In addition to his three-game streak exploration, Alcaraz will also try to adapt to the new, faster Indian wells surface and achieve his goals to improve his serve and achieve his status as a “service robot”.
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Alcaraz’s key goal this year is to create more comfortable services.
Although Alcaraz can explode the first game above 130 mph, but can spin and click on all areas of the box, he won 30th (73%) (73%) in the ATP Tour in 2024, ranking 12th in the important service game, winning 12th.
That’s low for the four-time Grand Slam title in the Alcaraz caliber.
On the contrary, the world No. 1 Jannik Sinner Ranked No. 1 in the service game (91.4%) and won No. 2 in the first place (79.3%) last year.
Alcaraz worked with coaches Juan Carlos Ferrero and Samuel Lopez to simplify his serve motion, and today he was happy with his second serve and thought the first serve could be “better”.
“I feel good. I feel like getting promoted in the serve,” said the media from India’s Wells. “So, just keep believing in sports, when it comes to serving, because I know there will be a big serving.
“My second serve, I trust very much. I think my second serve is a very good solid one. The first serve is probably better. But, you know, every day I feel the progress. But sometimes, you know, during the game, during practice, you don’t feel as good as you want, so you have to compare to the baseline, not serve.”
This season, Alcaraz ranked 14th in the ATP Tour with a hit percentage of 86.83 and won 75% of the first place.
If, as some players have said, the stadium court game is indeed faster this year, then Alcaraz’s ability to control the first shot after serving will be crucial as he struggles to win the rare three-drink and serve identity.
“So if the serve doesn’t work at all, I mean, you can play good tennis from the baseline and forget to serve,” Alkaraz said. “But now, I feel good.
“I’m so happy with everything about the service, so I think I’m very close to serving.”
