Carlos Alcaraz’s team advised to make key event withdrawal after ‘tiring’ summer
Former world No 2 Alex Corretja has claimed that Carlos Alcaraz should withdraw from the Canadian Open to save energy ahead of the second half of the season.
World No 2 Alcaraz was beaten in the Wimbledon final by Jannik Sinner last Sunday, ending a 24-match win streak in 2025.
Prior to losing to Sinner, a busy summer had seen Alcaraz lift the Italian Open, French Open, and Queen’s Club titles before reaching his third straight final at the All England Club.
The Spaniard is currently set to return to action at the Canadian Open, with the Masters 1000 event in Toronto taking place from July 27 – August 7th.
Alcaraz has only twice played at the Masters 1000 event, reaching the second round in 2022 and the quarter-final in 2023 – falling to Tommy Paul on both occasions.
Action in Toronto is set to be followed by the Masters 1000 Cincinnati Open, where Alcaraz finished as the runner-up in 2023, and then the US Open, the final Grand Slam event of the year.
After losing in the Olympic Games final last summer, following French Open and Wimbledon triumphs, Alcaraz withdrew from the Canadian Open.
However, he appeared to be struggling mentally across the rest of the summer, losing in round two of both the Cincinnati Open and US Open.
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And two-time Grand Slam finalist Corretja has suggested that Alcaraz’s team should prioritise his physical and mental wellbeing ahead of a busy hard-court swing.
“I never interfere in the schedule my great friend Juan Carlos Ferrero decides with Carlos Alcaraz, but I just hope he doesn’t go to Toronto,” said the former world No 2, speaking on Carrusel Deportivo.
“I say this with all the affection and respect for the Canadian tournament. But I think Alcaraz would need to recover from all these efforts now.
“We’re not talking about whether he won the Wimbledon final or lost it. We’re talking about the fact that he’s been in London for a month, that he won Queens.
“All of that takes its toll, and the surface changes, press conferences, doping controls, now a hotel, then a plane…
“All of this is very tiring. I think Carlos Alcaraz needs a bit of rest right now, so that in the second half of the season, when he sometimes loses some steam, he doesn’t really end up feeling so weak for the rest of the season.
“They should seriously consider what they have to do, and whatever they decide will be fine because they are the team.
“But from the outside, I think, please don’t let him go.”
Though three of the four Grand Slam tournaments are done and dusted for 2025, players on the ATP Tour still have several significant events to play.
Outside of Toronto and Cincinnati, Alcaraz will also likely consider playing further Masters 1000 events in Shanghai and Paris towards the end of the season.
The 22-year-old will most probably look to defend his title at the ATP 500 China Open, while he is also already qualified for the ATP Finals in November.
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