Tennis News: Carlos Alcaraz is confident about improving his form in 2023
19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz couldn't participate in the ATP Finals and Davis Cup Finals at the end of 2022, which terminated his campaign prematurely. He was diagnosed with a muscle tear in his left abdomen that sidelined him for a long time
Spaniard is preparing to make a deep run during next month's Australian OpenHowever, the world number one has resumed practice sessions and is confident about competing at a high level when he returns. Having started training roughly a week ago, the Spaniard is preparing to make a deep run during next month's Australian Open.
After enduring two losses against Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, this weekend helped Alcaraz gain some perspective. He believes he can regain his mojo before the new season starts.
"I would say the key is to practise a lot, spend a lot of hours on court. With that, you're going to reach your best level and be ready for the season," said the 19-year-old.
"I have one month before the Australian Open, so I have time to keep training, trying to reach my level and I would say I will be ready and 100 per cent heading into Australia," he added.
The youngest world number one will refrain from competing in other official tournaments before the Australian Open except for an exhibition at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne between January 10 and 12.
"I'm just going to see myself better, trying to push myself to a high level," he shared. "Right now I'm focused on myself, on recovering my level and I would say little by little I'm recovering."