How does Carlos Alcaraz improve her two -hand left?

Alcaraz always knows how to create "explosive point " with hands. But his fruits have never been the focus. Those fights were strong enough, but not the first strong point when listed the qualities of the Spanish tennis player.

Therefore, the 22 -year -old star decided to "refurbish". Not really a revolution - like the new hairstyle he was released at Flushing Meadows, Alcaraz only made a series of small adjustments since the US expanded 2024. These details, when combined, can completely change the way he plays on the hard ground. As Alcaraz herself shared in April on the Majors tennis page, before the Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo: "A complete change in three or four days in the pre-season period ".

shorten the preparation. One of the first changes is how Alcaraz prepared for the left. "I started gently adjusting the movement and technology, lowering the racket a little lower ", the original Murcia player revealed. In fact, his preparation becomes more neat to adapt to the increasing pace of modern tennis. But now, he simplifies movements. The head of the racket is given from a lower position than the chest and the arm only performs a direct movement when polishing. Thanks to that, instead of wasting time with a long preparation movement, Alcaraz is ready to catch the ball faster and rarely beaten up by rivals with fast and strong shots.

To save these valuable percentage, Alcaraz from the beginning has stretched the left arm, instead of bending as before. This small detail determines all: you can swing the racket faster.

For example, the match against Reilly Opelka, ranked 67th in the world, in the first round of the US expansion 2025, Alcaraz has repeatedly made the "American giant" surprising, especially with the trailers along the string, power and sharpness equivalent to the strong hand -to -hand shots of the opponent's opponent.

control speed. After shortening the preparation time, Alcaraz also adjusted the way of holding the racket, placing hands closer together on the handle. This helps him increase stability and sure when exposed to the ball. This detail is less noticeable but very important, allowing Alcaraz to take advantage of the speed from the opponent instead of creating the entire force.

As a result, Alcaraz controls the ball, even when confronting the opponents with strong fighting on the tour. His racket is like one with the arm, bringing a solid control, especially in the situation of delivery or dealing with fast shots. The shortening of the preparation is always accompanied by its price: how to maintain the Topspin, the safety factor needed for the left hand?

but Alcaraz also finds a way. When he got on the racket, his right hand had to fold more than before, his head was very low, sometimes close to his knees, to "cling" the ball and create a whirlpool. This helps maintain the vortex effect for the ball, ensuring safe distance to the mesh edges.

With this change, the Roland Garros champion felt "It could be launched with more Topspin and safer ", as he shared before the Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo.

}}} This improved left-hand owl could become a decisive advantage in the journey to conquer the US second expansion in Alcaraz's career, three years after the enemy of the enemy. 2022.