Carlos Alcaraz reveals his first Australian Open coaching associate

Carlos Alcaraz will search his first Australian Open title within the upcoming weeks. The younger Spaniard will prepare at Rod Laver Enviornment on Monday afternoon. Carlos will hit the courtroom alongside his coeval, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard. 

The four-time Main winner will search a Profession Grand Slam in Melbourne, attempting to grow to be the youngest participant with that honor. Alcaraz opted to skip the opening weeks of the season and prepare at residence in Alicante. Thus, he’ll enter the Australian Open with out official matches in his legs.

Carlos Alcaraz, Australian Open 2024© Stream screenshot

 

The 21-year-old focused the Australian Open as his foremost purpose in 2025, feeling keen to hunt the lacking Main title. Carlos has but to succeed in the final 4 in Melbourne, and he sees the upcoming occasion as an ideal alternative to interrupt new floor.

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard competed in Brisbane and demonstrated his booming serve once more! The Frenchman reached the semi-final and fell to Reilly Opelka in straight units. Alongside Holger Rune, Alcaraz and Mpetshi Perricard are probably the most distinguished gamers of the 2003 era. 

Carlos Alcaraz and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard© YouTube screenshot

 

Carlos and Giovanni performed for the primary time in October final 12 months within the first spherical of the ATP 500 occasion in Beijing. The favourite scored a 6-4, 6-4 victory in an hour and 21 minutes, taking 11 factors extra and controlling the scoreboard towards a harmful rival. 

Alcaraz performed towards three break factors and defended them, conserving the strain on the opposite facet. He generated two break factors and transformed them, stealing Mpetshi Perricard’s serve as soon as in every set and transferring excessive. 

Giovanni landed in 44% of the primary serve and plagued his probabilities. The large server misplaced serve within the early levels of every set and didn’t erase the deficit and lengthen the battle. The Frenchman couldn’t discover the rhythm behind the second serve. 

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Paris Masters 2024© Stream screenshot

 

He additionally missed his probabilities within the closing levels of the opening set, which might have made the encounter extra fascinating. The Spaniard survived one difficult service recreation and managed every thing within the remaining ones. 

Alcaraz defended the second serve in type and landed 18 winners and 15 unforced errors. Carlos adopted Giovanni’s tempo in service winners and blended up his recreation with 20 rushings to the online.