Alcaraz and the challenge of returning to compete at the highest level in consecutive tournaments

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One of the most challenging aspects of professional tennis is maintaining competitive tension and the highest level for several consecutive weeks, stringing together tournament wins without suffering physical and mental fatigue. Carlos Alcaraz did it several times when he was just a teenager, but he has been struggling to maintain that level over multiple consecutive tournaments for a while now.

What sets the great legends apart from good players is their ability to establish themselves in the elite and compete as if each week were the only one in their lives. The consistency that the Big 3 has accustomed us to is something that has been scarce lately, with Carlos Alcaraz being the prime example that at a very young age, it was possible to achieve. Experience is often attributed as the key factor in avoiding fluctuations and being able to string together multiple titles as a champion, but the truth is that the young player from Murcia did it three times before turning 21.

- Medvedev, in 2023, and Sinner, in 2024, secured several titles in consecutive tournaments.

That precocious naturalness in mastering recurrently surprised both insiders and outsiders, with the back-to-back Barcelona-Madrid wins in 2022 and 2023, as well as that impeccable grass court tour in 2023, triumphing at Queen's and Wimbledon. However, that freshness seems to have waned in the Spaniard, who struggles to maintain the physical and mental demands required to chain together tournaments undefeated. He didn't achieve it throughout 2024, and this year, after winning in Rotterdam, a decrease in performance was noticeable when least expected.

Approaching the Sunshine Double with the desire to win Indian Wells for the third time in his career, Carlos Alcaraz also dreams of breaking this pattern and achieving one of the most impressive double wins seen in the world of tennis. As he heads into the next few months, he needs a confidence boost to take significant steps forward in becoming a more reliable player who can consistently add titles to his name.

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