{"id":2242061,"date":"2026-11-06T17:02:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242061"},"modified":"2026-11-06T17:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:02:43","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-warned-he-must-overcome-one-obstacle-as-former-atp-star-admits-i-am-afraid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242061","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz warned he must overcome one obstacle as former ATP star admits &#8216;I am afraid&#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\">Carlos Alcaraz warned he must overcome one obstacle as former ATP star admits \u2018I am afraid\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-x-3 gap-y-1 md:gap-x-4 flex-wrap items-center\">\n                        <span 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concern for Carlos Alcaraz                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Former top-100 player Nicolas Pereira has one concern about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> going forward, despite being in \u201cfull force\u201d following his injury comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz won his second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\">ATP Tour<\/a> tournament following his return from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-speaks-us-open-comeback-2026\">near five-month wrist injury layoff<\/a>, as he backed up his Tokyo crown with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-alex-de-minaur-ranking-points-prize-money-vienna-open-final\">title in Vienna<\/a> last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Alexander Zverev<\/a> topping the rankings for the first time in his career this week, many would argue that the Spaniard is the best player in the world right now.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his Paris Masters quarter-final against Taylor Fritz, former world No 74 Pereira is mightily impressed by what the 23-year-old is producing right now. His only qualm is that he hopes Alcaraz doesn\u2019t play too much tennis.<\/p>\n<p>He said on the <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J2772vC8r2Y\" target=\"_blank\">Inside-in podcast<\/a>, \u201cThis guy is in full force. He jumped into the deep end of the pool, coming in to the US Open, and he performed better than he expected (quarter-finals). The good news is that he\u2019s healthy.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Carlos Alcaraz News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mt-3 px-3 text-lg font-semibold leading-snug text-title xs:px-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz-above-alexander-zverev-tennis-rankings\">Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz above Alexander Zverev in rankings after German admits he is \u2018annoyed\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 mt-3 px-3 text-base font-semibold leading-snug text-title xs:px-4\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/juan-carlos-ferrero-personal-carlos-alcaraz-warning-ben-shelton-partnership\">Juan Carlos Ferrero sent \u2018personal\u2019 Carlos Alcaraz warning ahead of Ben Shelton partnership<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <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> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he\u2019s playing back-to-back weeks like this and winning in straight sets, it\u2019s great news for tennis. We need him. We enjoy watching him, and it\u2019s just great to watch him healthy. Please, Carlos, don\u2019t overdo it, OK? Take it easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pereira does have one main concern, however. Back when Alcaraz was working under Juan Carlos Ferrero, the two Spaniards butted heads over the former\u2019s insistence on going to Ibiza after winning the 2024 French Open.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcarazs-full-statetement-as-he-announces-shock-split-from-juan-carlos-ferrero\">pair then split last December<\/a>, and even though the Colombian thinks the world No 3 is getting more and more mature, he hopes certain \u201cdistractions\u201d don\u2019t lead him astray.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cHe just loves the game. I think he studies the game as much as all the great champions that we\u2019ve had, and at a very young age, and he\u2019s only going to mature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerspective must have come his way during the longest time he\u2019s been away from a tennis court and being on top of the tennis world. He has access to the best advice and the best information. And I\u2019m sure he profited from it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am afraid with the distractions for him, and I think if he manages to overcome that, we\u2019re going to have a great, wonderful decade in front of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since Ferrero\u2019s exit, Samuel Lopez has been Alcaraz\u2019s main coach. Alongside his brother Alvaro Alcaraz and agent Albert Molina, among others, Perreira believes the seven-time major winner has a good team around him, and they will keep him on the right track.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time title winner said, \u201cHe has a great team around him. He\u2019s got a bulldog there that doesn\u2019t let anybody close. So in that sense, he\u2019s well guarded. He\u2019s well surrounded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s surrounded by family. He\u2019s loved, and his sympathy, his charm is disarming. He has that lightness. He\u2019s able to make a moment that is awkward, making it look nice with that smile. And I think he gets away with a lot because of that character that he has, the way that he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After the Paris Masters, Alcaraz is set to play in the ATP Finals and the Davis Cup Finals for Spain before ending his season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT NEXT?\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-tipped-major-coaching-change-jannik-sinner-ben-shelton-shake-ups\">Carlos Alcaraz tipped for major coaching change after Jannik Sinner and Ben Shelton shake-ups<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz warned he must overcome one obstacle as former ATP star admits \u2018I am afraid\u2019 Richie Mills 06 Nov 2026 5:02 PM Nicolas Pereira has raised one concern for Carlos Alcaraz Former top-100 player Nicolas Pereira has one concern about Carlos Alcaraz going forward, despite being in \u201cfull force\u201d following his injury comeback. 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