{"id":2108527,"date":"2026-08-24T09:31:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2108527"},"modified":"2026-08-24T09:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T06:31:29","slug":"i-am-not-surprised-carlos-alcaraz-is-playing-and-i-think-he-can-win-the-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2108527","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I am not surprised Carlos Alcaraz is playing and I think he can win the US Open&#8217;"},"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\">\u2018I am not surprised Carlos Alcaraz is playing and I think he can win the US Open\u2019<\/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\/richie-mills\" class=\"text-sm 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           Carlos Alcaraz kisses the US Open trophy                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> could win the upcoming US Open, as applying logic to players who break conventional wisdom is a fool\u2019s errand.<\/p>\n<p>That is according to tennis content creator Gill Gross, who says there have been a wealth of examples that show tennis greats can win the biggest tournaments just when they have been written off.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/roger-federer\">Roger Federer<\/a> won the 2017 Australian Open, beating long-time nemesis Rafael Nadal in the final, after six months out with a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>At the same tournament, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/serena-williams\">Serena Williams<\/a> won the women\u2019s singles title, also at age 35, despite being eight weeks pregnant with her first child, Olympia.<\/p>\n<p>Nadal won the 2022 French Open despite being on crutches shortly after and two months on from having knee surgery, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/novak-djokovic\">Novak Djokovic<\/a> finally achieved his heart\u2019s desire by winning gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More US Open News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz-injury-schedule-questioned-usopen\">Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s scheduling called into question again after Jannik Sinner decision<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/roger-federer-carlos-alcaraz-return-alex-eala-usopen-fan-week\">Carlos Alcaraz, Roger Federer, Alex Eala \u2013 all you need to know about US Open Fan Week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So when Alcaraz announced he would compete at this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\">US Open<\/a>, despite not playing since mid-April with a wrist injury, Gross suggests that it would not be wise to dismiss his chances in New York.<\/p>\n<p>He said on his <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=arSXPkGZoqo\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>, \u201cYou do have to be careful to not apply regular player logic to a very irregular player. Do not apply logic to a player who defies logic regularly. That\u2019s what the greats do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRoger Federer won the Australian Open coming off of a knee surgery. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/rafael-nadal\">Rafael Nadal<\/a> won Roland Garros when he was on crutches the week before. Serena Williams won the Australian Open when pregnant. The greats don\u2019t follow the rules, they break them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConventional wisdom doesn\u2019t work. Logic doesn\u2019t always work. Novak Djokovic hadn\u2019t won a title in a year. He won the gold medal, right? It doesn\u2019t necessarily always work that way. So that\u2019s where I\u2019m at with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not making a prediction here, but at the end of the day, I\u2019m not that surprised he\u2019s playing, and I think he can win it. I think he can win it. Not a prediction, but don\u2019t count him out. Don\u2019t count the greats out in general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Gross makes a good point, some are a bit more weary about the returning 23-year-old. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-usopen-warning-wrist-injury\">Greg Rusedski felt that the Spaniard should not be playing at the US Open<\/a>, saying how best of five set tennis is like jumping into the deep end after playing so little tennis of late.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Roddick believes that as the <span>seven-time major winner is showing up at Flushing Meadows, his team may feel\u00a0<\/span>there will be <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\/andy-roddick-carlos-alcaraz-us-open-injury-prediction-shock-return\">next to no chance of him worsening his wrist injury<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is set to partner Serena in the US Open mixed doubles this week but question marks still remain over whether he will play in the singles over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-us-open-withadrawl-shocking-injury-statistics\">Shocking new statistics suggest tennis has a big injury crisis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018I am not surprised Carlos Alcaraz is playing and I think he can win the US Open\u2019 Richie Mills 24 Aug 2026 10:31 AM Carlos Alcaraz kisses the US Open trophy Carlos Alcaraz could win the upcoming US Open, as applying logic to players who break conventional wisdom is a fool\u2019s errand. 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