Out of Cincy. I am getting concerned. But then I am only a bystander.
Out of Cincy. I am getting concerned. But then I am only a bystander.
Thus, I have zero empathy towards Alcaraz or anyone who gets injured.
Scall5 <nospam@home.net> wrote:
Out of Cincy. I am getting concerned. But then I am only a bystander.
It is part of the total package to stay uninjured and healthy if
you want to be a great champion. Injuries are signs of weakness
in the body (e.g. Alcaraz, Murray) or results of an error (Zverev
injured his ankle against Nadal in Roland Garros, cannot remember
the year, he only has himself to blame).
Thus, I have zero empathy towards Alcaraz or anyone who gets injured.
However, I have absolutely nothing against Alcaraz and I am not happy
about his injury. But it is what it is: If your body cannot stand the
heat, it is your loss. You can rest, take the necessary steps to heal,
and maybe even alter your hitting technique to reduce the strain on
your wrist... But changing your technique might take lots of time,
make you a worse player, or not even work at all since you have hit
the same way for 20+ years.
Alcaraz has been out of action for some time now and he missed Roland
Garros and Wimbledon. Now that he will miss Cincinnati, his preparation
for the potential US Open entrance is far from ideal. He is super
talented, yes, but the lack of real on-court experience could mean his performance in US Open suffers.
I believe he can survive the early rounds if his wrist feels okay,
but what about tougher matches deeper in the tournament? I dislike
making predictions, but thinking ahead Alcaraz vs Sinner, I believe
Sinner must be the favourite to win. Apart from his heat stroke in
Roland Garros, he has played a mighty strong season.
br,
KK
Does anyone else feel that a part of Alcaraz's current problems may be a lack of deep motivation?
That in some sense he achieved a lot early, and weighing up the
necessary work to stay in form, and the time it robs from social
activities, he is somewhat satisfied with his accomplishments at the
same time that he has more money and increased access to the good life?
On 5/08/2026 10:35 am, Scall5 wrote:
Out of Cincy. I am getting concerned. But then I am only a bystander.
Catherine Whitaker asked him in January if he'd rather win AO and none
of the other slams this year to complete the career slam - he smiled and said yes he'd take it.-a She jinxed him.
If he comes back and wins AO again as his next slam he'll have 2 of
each, double career slam.-a Only Novak has 3. He'll still be only 23.
Carlos is looking at the long game, doesn't want to take any chances of
a career ending/limiting injury.-a It's frustrating for him and fans, but it's better to have him playing sporadically for next 10+ years hitting
his max capacity than suffering similar fate to Potro/Thiem.-a He looks likely to become the richest player ever with his endorsements, but
needs to remain healthy enough to win slams regularly for another decade
or so. He's going to have to take a Sampras type approach - save himself
and peak for slams - rather than Djokovic who played and won everything forever.
He looks amazing hitting his forehand in recent practice, but I'd guess
he experienced pain so being extra cautious.-a The fact he hasn't pulled
out of USO just yet tells me he really wants to give it a go if the pain isn't too bad. I don't see him winning USO, he'll either pull out before
it starts or enter and pull out of one of the early rounds.
Kalevi Kolttonen <kalevi@kolttonen.fi> wrote:
Thus, I have zero empathy towards Alcaraz or anyone who gets injured.
What about Jack Draper? A very talented Brit lefty who achieved the
amazing ranking of #4 but got injured almost right after that. I
am not sure about the nature of his injury but I know it is his
left arm that is causing problems. Maybe the wrist, maybe something
else, does anyone know?
Draper just played in Canada ATP1000 but lost to Terence Atmane in
three sets. Jack's ranking has really gone down and is lower
than 100 at the moment. Only time will tell whether he can
overcome his injury and return to the Top 10.
br,
KK
Remember, he is a right-handed person playing left-handed. Not natural.
Draper just played in Canada ATP1000 but lost to Terence Atmane in
three sets. Jack's ranking has really gone down and is lower
than 100 at the moment. Only time will tell whether he can
overcome his injury and return to the Top 10.
Hope he comes back, great to watch when he's on.
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