Carlos Alcaraz achieved the most difficult task in tennis in 2024, according to training guru Patrick Mouratoglou.

While Jannik Sinner will finish the 2024 season as world number one in a year in which he lifted the Australian Open and US Open titles, Alcaraz enters the final weeks of the year with so much glory to remember.

He has beaten Sinner in all three of their meetings on the ATP Tour and has a chance to play in his first Olympic Games, where he won a gold medal in singles and played alongside the great Rafael Nadal in doubles.

However, this year of tennis will be remembered for his two Grand Slam triumphs at the French Open and Wimbledon, as he found a way to crack the code of winning on such different surfaces in the space of a few weeks.

Adapting your game from the slow, bouncy clay of Roland Garros to the slippery low courts of Wimbledon is the ultimate test of a tennis player’s adaptability and Alcaraz cracked the code impressively.

He beat Sinner in the French Open semi-finals before beating Alexander Zverev in the Paris final before putting on a masterclass in dismantling seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic in a memorable Wimbledon final.

In an exclusive interview with Tennis365, the UTS Grand Final at London’s Copper Box Arena From December 6 to 8, Mouratoglou recalled Alcaraz’s achievements and suggested that he passed the most important test in sport by winning the two major titles.

“I think what he did is probably the most difficult thing to do in tennis: to win consecutively two tournaments that are opposite in terms of winning qualities,” Mouratoglou told Tennis365.

“At Roland Garros, you have to be high with your legs, sliding and using a lot to make turns in longer rallies. Then go to Wimbledon, where you have to return big serves on the surface, which of course is better for counter-punchers or players who are much more aggressive and with less spin.

“At Wimbledon, you have to have your legs very low and not slide and, wow, those two tournaments are so close in terms of time, making those two back-to-back is probably one of the hardest things to do in tennis. “

Mouratoglou went on to suggest that Alcaraz’s early exit at the US Open was due, in part, to the success he enjoyed at the French Open, Wimbledon and his emotional journey at the Paris Olympics.

“I was exhausted, mentally exhausted. Two Grand Slam victories in a row. So will he be able to rest? No. The Olympic Games. On top of all the other tournaments, it was too much,” Mouratoglou added.

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“It doesn’t surprise me that he says he had so many thoughts and so many emotions that he couldn’t deal with. That is exactly the consequence of someone who is emotionally exhausted.

“If you are not fresh here (your mind), it is increasingly difficult to do it.

“It’s very, very emotional. We have already seen him suffer cramps many times. If you look at Roger, Rafa and Novak, have you seen them cramp once in a match? All your races? He already had cramps many times, only when he was 20 years old. He is an emotional player.

“So I think knowing that, going forward, they’re going to have to come up with a schedule where he gets enough rest — mental rest, not physical rest. Mental rest. I think it is very important for your future.

“But we don’t have to worry about Alcaraz. Look at what he has accomplished at the age of 21. It’s amazing.

“What he has done is just incredible. “This shows the potential he has to win Grand Slams over the next ten years.”

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