Why did Alcaraz stop winning? He still has a chance to turn it around at the ATP Finals!

Carlos Alcaraz fell to Zverev of Germany in his opening match at the TATP Finals, and it wasn’t actually that big of a surprise. What do his tennis rivals think is the reason for the world number two’s decline in performance? And what are the prospects for a restart in the Spaniard’s performance?

Alcaraz has been the comet of the past few months. After all, he has won two Grand Slam titles in less than a year and has also tried his hand at the world number one position. However, the decline in the Spaniard’s performance, which began after this year’s Wimbledon, continues at the Nitto ATP Finals.

In his opening match in Turin, this year’s Wimbledon winner was no match for Germany’s Zverev, losing his third straight match after 7:6, 3:6, 4:6 sets. What are the reasons for his worsening results?

Medvedev’s view

Daniil Medvedev, who ended Alcaraz’s chances of defending last year’s US Open triumph, sees confidence behind everything. According to the Russian tennis player, Alcaraz had that at a much higher level during the season than he does now.

As a result, the number two in the ATP rankings is playing a bit slower and is suddenly an acceptable opponent for many of his competitors. In addition to the aforementioned Medvedev, Alcaraz has recently been taken on by Bulgaria’s Dimitrov, Italy’s Sinner and another Russian, Safiullin.

However, the current loss of form is nothing definite for the native of Murcia. “The question is how quickly he will recover, whether this year or next year,” the Russian said of Alcaraz, according to Sportskeeda.

Russian duel

It is Medvedev who will be Alcaraz’s last opponent in the ATP Finals regular group. Before that, the Spaniard will face another Russian, Rublyov.

Interestingly, Alcaraz and Rubljov have never faced each other in official ATP tournaments. Now they are going to play for hope. They both lost their opening matches in Turin.

Finally..

It’s still wide open in this group in Turin. Zverev’s negative record against both Russians and the potential of the once-beaten Alcaraz promise suspense to the last ball.

Source: ATP, Sportskeeda