Carlos Alcaraz appears to be reaching peak form ahead of the defence of his French Open title, but former British No 1 Tim Henman has suggested there are weak spots in the Spaniard\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
Draper was one win away from climbing up to No 4 in the ATP Rankings for the first time in his career and while the 6-4, 6-4 scoreline may have looked comfortable for Alcaraz<\/a>, this match could have swung in another direction if Draper had taken his chances.<\/p>\n \u201cCarlos was better tactically and emotionally than me. I sit here very frustrated with my match today,\u201d Draper told Sky Sports Tennis.<\/p>\n \u201cI could have tactically changed a few things better and I think emotionally I was too negative.<\/p>\n \u201cA lot of that is how much tennis I\u2019ve played, but top players bring that out of you, and Carlos was the better player and deserved to win. I\u2019ve got to keep on working on being more physical. It\u2019s a bit more of a chess game on clay and I\u2019m still learning.<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz reveals big change of mindset as he beats his nemesis<\/a><\/p>\n Meet the man behind Carlos Alcaraz \u2013 who is Albert Molina?<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI am looking forward to going back to Roland-Garros after last year, which was a disappointing one. I feel like I\u2019ve never really played really good, confident tennis there, so I am looking forward to that. I\u2019m hungry to get there and carry on this form on the clay courts.\u201d<\/p>\n Alcaraz now holds a 4-2 winning record against Draper, after the Spaniard suggested he was concerned about the weapons Draper brings onto a tennis court after his defeat against Draper at Indian Wells in March.<\/p>\n Draper can take encouragement that he was competitive against Alcaraz on his favoured clay courts, but Henman believes there are flaws in his game that could undermine his ambitions going into the French Open.<\/p>\n Alcaraz has slumped to some surprising defeats over the last year and Henman believes his occasional dips in concentration are an issue that he needs to address.<\/p>\n \u201cThe one area I have reflected on with Alcaraz for some time is shot selection,\u201d Henman told Sky Sports Tennis.<\/p>\n \u201cShot selection is around concentration, clarity of thought and when I watched him play today [against Draper], it was erratic.<\/p>\n \u201cHe does hit some amazing shots, but he throws in a double fault when you are least expecting it and he goes for a crazy shot and misses it.<\/p>\n \u201cFor me, there isn\u2019t quite the discipline and intensity at this event. I would expect that to change in a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n \u201cThat, for me, is what makes him the favourite on clay, with his movement on clay and his ability to hit those shots at Roland Garros. I think he\u2019ll win the French.\u201d<\/p>\n Henman went on to suggest Alcaraz still has some way to go to match the levels of intensity of the game\u2019s all-time greats, as he mentioned Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal an Novak Djokovic.<\/p>\n \u201cThe reality is, the very best have good habits whatever the event,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Alcaraz, we are in a conversation with Federer, Nadal and Djokovic and that\u2019s the slight question mark with Alcaraz. I love watching him play, he\u2019s absolutely brillant, but there there are times when he lacks the discipline around shot selection.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you are talking about building that Grand Slam tally and getting into double figures, that\u2019s the question mark for me.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: 5 men with the best win rate against top 5 players: Carlos Alcaraz 2nd, Novak Djokovic 5th<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The post Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s biggest flaw highlighted by Tim Henman ahead of French Open<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Carlos Alcaraz appears to be reaching peak form ahead of the defence of his French Open title, but former British No 1 Tim Henman has suggested there are weak spots in the Spaniard\u2019s game. 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