{"id":199,"date":"2025-03-24T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T09:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=199"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:00:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T09:00:34","slug":"patrick-mouratoglou-admits-carlos-alcarazs-unusual-comments-may-come-back-to-haunt-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=199","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mouratoglou admits Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s \u2018unusual\u2019 comments may come back to haunt him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patrick Mouratoglou has admitted he was \u2018surprised\u2019 by Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s brutally honest comments suggesting he is struggling to deal with the pressures at the top of the sport.<\/p>\n

Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz was honest in his post-match press conference following a defeat against Jack Draper at the Indian Wells Masters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always say that I have to be focused on myself, on my own game,\u201d Alcaraz said. \u201cI think today I was more worried about his level, his game, than myself\u2026 So when you\u2019re thinking more about the opponent than yourself, then it is a big problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo that\u2019s what happened. Since the beginning of the day, since the morning, I was thinking about his game, because he\u2019s really tough, he\u2019s really solid, and it\u2019s going to be a really physical match.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those words will have been noted by the Draper camp and the next time he plays Alcaraz, the Brit will know his young rival is wary of the threat he can pose.<\/p>\n

Now respected coach Mouratoglou has suggested Alcaraz\u2019s decision to be so honest about his emotions is a gamble that may backfire on him.<\/p>\n

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Speaking exclusively to Tennis365 as he releases a compelling book Champion Mindset<\/em>, the former coach of Serena Williams and current coach to Naomi Osaka admitted Alcaraz\u2019s brutal honesty was not the norm for an elite sportsman.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a choice for him to say that. I don\u2019t know if it was good or not,\u201d Mouratoglou told Tennis365. \u201cIf it helps him to take it out of his system to say it, to admit it, why not?<\/p>\n

\u201cMost other players would not say it, that is his choice. We will see how he plays now after he has said this. We will see if he feels less pressure now that he has said this, that he admitted his weakness of that moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe the fact that he verbalised it will put more pressure on him, we\u2019ll see. It is unusual to hear this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mouratoglou went on to reflect on a period of Rafael Nadal\u2019s career when he also went public with his self-doubt before he returned to Grand Slam-winning ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if this is a Spanish thing, but I remember that Rafa had a period in his career when he was losing a lot of matches and he was saying that he kind of lost his mental strength, he admitted it,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very surprised when he said this, actually, but then he came back to his true self and it shows that even the great players go through doubts at some points.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the same when I started with Serena. She had not won a Grand Slam for three years, she lost in the first round of Roland Garros and it was a difficult moment. Everyone goes through this at some point in their lives and their career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mouratoglou\u2019s book is set to become one of the must-read publications for anyone involved in tennis, with his story revealing how he banished his own insecurities in the formative days of his life to become one of the biggest characters in tennis.<\/p>\n

His guide to building self-confidence and climbing your way to the top offers lessons for all in life and not just tennis, which is why Champion Mindset<\/em> is a book that will reach out to an audience beyond the tennis community.<\/p>\n

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