Carlos Alcaraz enjoyed a dream Laver Cup debut as he clinched the victory for Team Europe. Alcaraz and his team-mates trailed their World rivals by four points to eight coming into the final day of the tournament. But the Spaniard beat Taylor Fritz in a decisive, winner-take-all showdown.

Spanish tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz had a 2024 to remember—winning the French Open and Wimbledon singles titles in addition to an Olympic silver medal.However, he appeared to fade a bit as the season wore on.

Carlos Alcaraz ’s Laver Cup team-mates revealed that the Spaniard was “blocked” from playing in the first singles match on Sunday. Team Europe came into the final day with a four-points-to-eight deficit to their World rivals. But Alcaraz and Ruud won the opening doubles match to give them three more points.

Four-time grand slam winner Carlos Alcaraz said a tight tennis calendar makes it difficult for players to stay motivated throughout the year and increases the risk of injuries. The world number three,

Carlos Alcaraz hit out at the tennis calendar on Saturday, claiming the schedule is “going to kill us”. The 21-year-old French Open and Wimbledon champion is currently taking part in the Laver Cup, his 14th tournament of the year.

Alcaraz said he feared the situation would worsen in the future with more mandatory tournaments added to the calendar.

Carlos Alcaraz said that players had different opinions on the topic, but in his view ’the calendar is so tight’, adding ‘right now there are a lot of injuries.’

The comments by Carlos Alcaraz highlight a growing concern among professional tennis players about the physical and mental demands of the modern game. The relentless schedule, coupled with the pressure to perform at a high level,

So probably at some point a lot of good players are going to miss a lot of tournaments because of that because they have to think about their bodies, they have to take care of