L'Œil du coach #85 : "Alcaraz était épuisé émotionnellement avant l'US Open"

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00:00I could feel already before the U.S. Open that he was struggling mentally.

00:03Not because he's not good or he has a problem, but because it's consuming a Grand Slam.

00:11If you look at what he did the last three months, it's unbelievable.

00:14He won Rangaros, he won Wimbledon, he played the final of the Olympics.

00:18But I know how draining a Grand Slam is emotionally.

00:22You have to fight so many things and tennis is a lot about

00:25fighting your emotions, your thoughts during matches.

00:28But you need to be fresh.

00:29If you're not fresh here, it's more and more and more difficult to do it.

00:33That's why I said before this U.S. Open that for me,

00:36there was a big question about Carlos Alcara's mindset coming to this U.S. Open.

00:40And for me, it's half a surprise.

00:41I wouldn't think he would lose in three sets like this,

00:43but I could feel he was mentally exhausted.

00:46So I'm not surprised that he's saying that he had so many thoughts

00:48and so many emotions that he couldn't deal with.

00:50That's exactly the consequence of someone who's emotionally drained.

00:54This defeat in the final of the Olympics was painful for him,

00:57but I don't think he's the reason.

00:58I would more say that those tournaments,

01:00whether it's Rangaros, Wimbledon or the Olympics,

01:03they meant so much for him.

01:04He put everything mentally, emotionally,

01:07of course, physically and tennis-wise on the table to win them

01:10because he counted so much.

01:11And when it counts so much for you, then emotionally, it's draining.

01:16Carlos is exceptional.

01:17His achievement at that young age is just incredible.

01:20I think that tennis-wise is probably one of the best, if not the best.

01:24He has so many variations in his game.

01:26He's good everywhere.

01:27He has no flaws.

01:28Physically, he's a beast.

01:30I mean, the way he moves on the court, his physical ability,

01:33his athleticism is unreal.

01:35I think mentally he's strong

01:36because I've seen him win so many matches not playing well.

01:40If there is one little weakness, I would say he's very, very emotional.

01:43We've seen him cramp many times already.

01:45If you look at Roger, Rafa and Novak,

01:47have you seen them cramp once in a match?

01:49And emotional people, when they need to control their emotions,

01:53it's a tremendous effort.

01:54The income is not that important.

01:56What is important is to have fun.

01:57It's just to take pressure away.

01:58That's the only thing.

01:59I mean, they're unbelievable competitors

02:01and Carlos is an incredible competitor.

02:03He's here to win.

02:03But he knows that to win, he needs to play.

02:06He needs to enjoy playing tennis

02:08and he has to deal with his emotions

02:10so they let him really play tennis and enjoy

02:12rather than being anxious and tense.

02:15So I think that knowing that,

02:17they will have to think of a calendar

02:19where he has enough rest, mental rest,

02:21not physical rest, mental rest.

02:23I think it's very important for his future.

02:27I think it's very important for his future.

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