Patrick McEnroe on watching Carlos Alcaraz play live

Carlos Alcaraz’s 2024 has been characterized by some very good moments and some negative ones. The young Spaniard did not start well the season being eliminated by Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, before suffering a ankle injury during the tournament of San Paolo.

The 21-year-old from Murcia recovered in time for the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, where he achieved his second consecutive triumph by defeating Daniil Medvedev once again in the final. Carlitos surrendered to a great Grigor Dimitrov in Miami, before an injury to his forearm affected his first tournaments on red clay.

The former world number 1 was forced to skip the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo and arrived in poor conditions in Madrid, where he failed to defend his title by losing to Andrey Rublev. To avoid worsening the condition of his forearm, the 4-time Grand Slam champion decided to give up the Masters 1000 in Rome and return directly to the French Open.

After struggling in the first rounds, Alcaraz has raised his level and won the Roland Garros for the first time in his career. That triumph gave him the motivation to win the Wimbledon Championships, where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final for the second year in a row.

The Spanish ace was also a great favorite to win the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, since the Olympic tournament took place in the same venue as the French Open. The current world number 2 reached the final without losing a single set, but had to give way to Djokovic just one step from the finish.

That loss had serious repercussions on the mind of Alcaraz, who disappointed expectations both in Cincinnati and at the US Open. His level was very high again in the Davis Cup and in the Laver Cup, which anticipated his triumph at the ATP 500 in Beijing. Carlitos has a remarkable winning streak before being defeated by Tomas Machac in Shanghai.

The Spanish champion recently participated in the…