{"id":1854340,"date":"2026-03-29T15:33:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T12:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1854340"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:33:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T12:33:58","slug":"greg-rusedski-weighs-up-carlos-alcaraz-concern-after-pointing-to-crucial-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1854340","title":{"rendered":"Greg Rusedski weighs up Carlos Alcaraz concern after pointing to crucial error"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Greg Rusedski weighs up Carlos Alcaraz concern after pointing to crucial error<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/oliver-paton\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br 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                          <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Greg Rusedski believes that Carlos Alcaraz has \u2018played a little bit too much tennis\u2019, with the Brit attributing burnout to the world No 1\u2019s recent losses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> suffered a shock 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 loss to Sebastian Korda in the third round of the Miami Open after the Spaniard seemed \u2013 at times \u2013 out of ideas against the American.<\/p>\n<p>The six-time Grand Slam champion also lost his first match against Daniil Medvedev in five encounters in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the first Masters 1000 tournament of the season, Alcaraz was unbeaten this season after having won the Australian Open and the ATP 500 in Rotterdam \u2013 collecting 16 consecutive match victories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think with Alcaraz, he\u2019s played a little bit too much tennis,\u201d analysed Rusedski during the Off-Court with Greg podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou look at the end of the season, he didn\u2019t really have an offseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe played a lot of exhibitions in America, he went to the one in Korea before the Australian Open, then he played in Doha as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo he\u2019s played all the way from the end of the year, finishing number one, to continuing on the merry-go-round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd when you play too much tennis, I hate to say it, but you get a little stale, you get a little bit bored, it\u2019s difficult being week in, week out on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Alcaraz\u2019s final professional match of the 2025 season was a showpiece clash against Jannik Sinner at the Nitto ATP Finals, which took place on November 16.<\/p>\n<p>Just three weeks later, he was back on court to face Frances Tiafoe and Joao Fonseca during the Marlins\u2019 Park exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>On January 10, the Spaniard stepped onto court against world No 2 Sinner in Korea for the Hyundai Card Super Match.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/coco-gauff-reveals-grateful-miami-open-run-despite-tight-loss-sabalenka\">\u2018Grateful\u2019 Coco Gauff takes positives despite tight Miami Open defeat to Sabalenka<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/jannik-sinner-rankings-breakthrough-carlos-alcaraz-world-no-1\">Jannik Sinner achieves rankings milestone as he closes in on Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s world No 1 spot<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Rusedski thinks that Alcaraz should enter fewer events and exhibitions, emulating the calendar followed by the likes of Roger Federer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where Federer was a maestro,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why he had such a long career and had so much dominance. He\u2019d only played 12 events, and then he\u2019d win seven of them, and he\u2019d be fresh every event he played.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, Alcaraz has played a few too many exhibitions. I know people put messages in, oh, it\u2019s all about February, it\u2019s not about those exhibitions in December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you need to find periods where you recharge your battery, and no matter how great you are, it\u2019s difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you drop by 2\u20133%, you get into the pack, and guys like Fils, even though he beat him quite easily in Doha, can get in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen you get Medvedev, who beat him in Indian Wells, and then this week, Korda played magnificently, but he was just not sharp enough at the very biggest moments, and it\u2019s those small percentages.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz will begin his clay-court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters, which takes place from April 5 \u2013 12.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard won his first match in Monaco at last year\u2019s edition, going on to defeat Lorenzo Musetti in the final.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Alcaraz will defend 4330 ranking points across Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, and the French Open.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sinner will seek to defend 1950 points \u2013 having only played two clay-court events.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recent losses, the former British No 1 isn\u2019t worried for the Spaniard\u2019s chances heading into the most crucial part of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAm I worried about him? None whatsoever,\u201d Rusedski summarised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s not a worry for me. He\u2019s going to take some time off, he\u2019s going to be ready to go, and for these big boys, it\u2019s all about winning the four majors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo he\u2019s won the first one, he\u2019s still on for the calendar slam, and he wants to defend that, and so I have no worry.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Rusedski weighs up Carlos Alcaraz concern after pointing to crucial error Oliver Paton 29 Mar 2026 4:33 PM Carlos Alcaraz and Greg Rusedski Greg Rusedski believes that Carlos Alcaraz has \u2018played a little bit too much tennis\u2019, with the Brit attributing burnout to the world No 1\u2019s recent losses. 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