Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s Netflix documentary threw up some interesting talking points, with the input from his manager Albert Molina proving be especially eye-catching.<\/p>\n
Molina was depicted as the unforgiving leader of the Alcaraz team, as he expressed his disdain for the young Spaniard\u2019s decision to go on holiday to Ibiza after he won the French Open last June.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz<\/a> provided the perfect answer to that criticism as he won Wimbledon a few weeks later, yet Molina suggested the sacrifices that need to be made to reach the top were not being observed by his young charge.<\/p>\n \u201cI tried to explain to him that it might not be the best idea to go to Ibiza for three or four days on vacation when he had Queen\u2019s the following week and then Wimbledon,\u201d said Molina, who was also shown admonishing Alcaraz when he was late for an engagement with a sponsor.<\/p>\n \u201cThat day I got very angry with him, but not because of punctuality,\u201d said Molina. \u201cIt bothered me not because of being late. For me, it was a lack of respect towards other people and that\u2019s what I cannot tolerate with Carlos.<\/p>\n Rafael Nadal makes bold prediction about \u2018special\u2019 Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz<\/a><\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz admits that he \u2018needs\u2019 Jannik Sinner playing on the ATP Tour<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re number one in the world, nobody has to wait for you, Carlos.\u201d<\/p>\n Molina also outlined the sacrifices he is making to devote his life and career to helping Alcaraz realise his potential.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a wife, a 16-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter. Unfortunately, I don\u2019t spend much time with them because I have to provide for Carlos\u2019 career,\u201d stated Molina.<\/p>\n \u201cWe live a kind of life that involves a lot of sacrifices, people think it\u2019s all simple and fun, but it\u2019s not exactly like that. My parents are getting older and I can\u2019t be by their side as much as I would like. My birthday is during Wimbledon and I have always celebrated it alone in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n Many were surprised by Molina\u2019s eagerness to speak to Alcaraz almost as if he was giving his own son a telling off, but he has a unique position in the young Spaniard\u2019s team after being part of his world since he was a junior players.<\/p>\n Molina is a Murcia native and former representative of former Spanish players David Ferrer\u00a0and Nicolas Almagro, with is desire to get the best out of Alcaraz evident.<\/p>\n \u201cI started watching Carlitos when he was 11 years old,\u201d Molina told the ATP. \u201cHe left a very good impression on me. I remember him as a skinny kid who did a lot of things well. I was following him a lot and I tried to convince his parents to work with me.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI knew I could help them with everything they needed in the development and progress of their son. At 12 years of age, after eight months watching him, his father decided it was a good idea, although he still thought maybe it was premature to have an agent at such a young age.\u201d<\/p>\n He was also instrumental in getting Juan Carlos Ferrero on board as Alcaraz\u2019s coach, as he revealed details behind the addition of the former Grand Slam winner to the team.<\/p>\n \u201cCarlitos was playing in a Futures tournament in Murcia and I told Ferrero to come and see him,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cStraight away, you saw something different. There were players of his age that only did two things, but they did them very well, really making the most of them. With him, it was the opposite.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had such a variety that he would often get it wrong by not being organised, he would get mixed up. In one point, he would approach the net, open up angles, play a slice, a lob and you could already see his winning character, bravery and daring.\u201d<\/p>\n The Netflix show highlighted the tight nature of Alcaraz\u2019s inner circle, with Molina a key figure in his tennis and his life as he looks to continue his remarkably successful start to his career.<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Carlos Alcaraz faces a fight to avoid a rankings slide despite possible move up to No 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Meet the man behind Carlos Alcaraz \u2013 who is Albert Molina?<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s Netflix documentary threw up some interesting talking points, with the input from his manager Albert Molina proving be especially eye-catching. 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