He may not have finished the year as world number one, but there aren’t many players more talented on the ATP Tour than the 21-year-old Spaniard.
Alcaraz won the French Open for the first time in his career, earlier this year, before defending his Wimbledon title against Novak Djokovic.
The Spaniard also came close to another huge title, as Alcaraz lost the Olympic final to Djokovic in Paris.
It was a great year for Alcaraz, who achieved such success without playing a full schedule, something that two former ATP stars have now given their thoughts on.
Steve Johnson thinks Carlos Alcaraz is skipping events Rafael Nadal ‘never’ did to reach 20 Slam titles
Speaking on the Nothing Major podcast, former American star Steve Johnson compared Alcaraz’s schedule to that of Rafael Nadal’s.
“Looking back at Rafa’s [Nadal] career, someone I’m sure he looked up to quite a bit, he played every tournament and won every Masters series forever but was hurt a lot,” he said.
“I feel like Carlos [Alcaraz] is doing his schedule strictly to win Slams.
“He is missing Masters series, he skipped Madrid, or he’s not playing Montreal or whatever, I think his only goal is to win Slams.
“I don’t think he or the rest of his team care about winning the [ATP] 250’s or whatever, the money is not the issue, I feel like he is only doing things to win Slams.
