Carlos Alcaraz is able to start his quest to reclaim the boys’s tennis world No.1 rating from Novak Djokovic as he returns after almost 4 months on the sidelines.
The 19-year-old US Open champion makes his comeback on the Argentina Open on clay in Buenos Aires this week, dealing with Serbia’s Laslo Jere first up in a second-round match.
Alcaraz climbed to the highest of the ATP rankings in September after profitable the maiden grand slam title in New York however a torn stomach muscle throughout the Paris Masters in November put him out of motion.
After 20 weeks on the prime, the Spaniard slipped to No.2 in January when Djokovic received the Australian Open, an occasion the Spaniard needed to skip as a consequence of damage.
“It has been a very long time (I spent) at primary,” stated Alcaraz.
“Now it is a aim for me to get well primary and attempt to do my greatest in these tournaments to be again on that quantity. I am searching for that.”
High-seeded Alcaraz didn’t need to put an excessive amount of expectation on himself in his first match since November.
“I am feeling nice. I am getting used to those situations, to play with the perfect gamers, so in the meanwhile I am feeling properly,” he stated.
“It is powerful to play my first match after a very long time for me, after 4 months.
“So it’ll be actually, actually powerful to win the match or be near profitable. My hope is to really feel that I’m okay with the damage, with my physique and attempt to play properly.”
