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lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Carlos Alcaraz with legendary coach Toni Nadal inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz should consider taking an extended break with legendary coach Toni Nadal saying the world No 1 \u201cseems to be running on fumes\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Seven-time Grand Slam winner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> has played 17 out of a possible 18 matches already in 2026 as he went all the way at the Australian Open and Qatar Open before his unbeaten streak was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/indian-wells-carlos-alcaraz-addresses-target-on-my-back-after-shock-daniil-medvedev-loss\">ended by Daniil Medvedev<\/a> in the semi-final of last week\u2019s Indian Wells Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard started the match against Medvedev on the back of four consecutive wins over the former world No 1, but the Russian was way too good on the day as he came away with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) win to secure his place in the final.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Alcaraz was asked how he felt physically with a reporter stating \u201csometimes it seems that you were not so well\u201d but he batted away any suggestion that he was tired as he put it down to the hot and humid conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was because of the heat. I mean, the first set, I wasn\u2019t bad at all, but I just felt like the long rallies, especially when you play against Daniil, that the rallies are long, that you have to increase all the power in almost every shot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels like you\u2019re wasting extra energy after every shot. And with the heat, sometimes it\u2019s really tricky to deal with all of that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first set was a little bit of struggling for me, but it was because he just made it. He just made it that I had to struggle a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the second set, I just started to feel much better. I realised what I have to do. I realised that I have to suffer, and I accept it. I would say that that\u2019s why the second set was better.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Carlos Alcaraz News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-rafael-nadal-uncle-former-coach-doesnt-agree-comments\">Carlos Alcaraz: Rafael Nadal\u2019s former coach \u2018doesn\u2019t agree\u2019 with world No 1\u2019s comments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-shock-defeat-indian-wells-medvedev-opinion\">Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s post match comments after his shock defeat at Indian Wells tell a big story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nadal, who coached his nephew and tennis great Rafael Nadal during the bulk of his career, gave his assessment of Alcaraz\u2019s performance and felt the 24-year-old looked like he was in need of a break.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen him looking a bit tired. In some rallies, he seemed to be running on fumes and with less energy than usual, and I thought, \u2018Maybe he\u2019s going to stop playing in some tournaments\u2019,\u201d he said on Onda Cero\u2019s Radioestadio Noche.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he\u2019s also fighting for the number one spot. I don\u2019t know; Samu L\u00f3pez and he will decide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Jannik Sinner going on to beat Medvedev in the final of the Indian Wells Open, Alcaraz\u2019s lead over the Italian in the battle for the No 1 spot in the ATP Rankings has been reduced to just over 2,000 points.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/atp-rankings-no-1-battle-when-could-jannik-sinner-replace-carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz has 2,340 points to defend<\/a> between now and the French Open while Sinner will only drop 650 points, leaving the Spaniard little room for changes to his calendar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz \u2018looking a bit tired\u2019 and should consider skipping some tournaments, says Toni Nadal Shahida Jacobs 18 Mar 2026 10:15 AM Carlos Alcaraz with legendary coach Toni Nadal inset Carlos Alcaraz should consider taking an extended break with legendary coach Toni Nadal saying the world No 1 \u201cseems to be running on fumes\u201d. 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