Carlos Alcaraz is shelp to have made more money percreateing two showion suites last week than he did for triumphning Wimbledon.
The world No. 3 has kept busy during the off-season, heading State-side to percreate one-off events in New York and Charlotte.
Alcaraz seemed to be enhappinessing himself, beating Ben Shelton before losing to Frances Tiafoe, but it was also a lucrative week for the Spaniard.
Alcaraz took a trip to America last week, competing in New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden for The Garden Cup, where he beat Shelton while WTA stars Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro were also in action.
He then headed straight to the Charlotte Invitational for a tournament with Tiafoe, Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys. It was a excellent chance for Alcaraz to percreate in novel venues and test himself aacquirest some of his rivals on the tour.
But there was evidently another reason the 21-year-ageder determined to get time to percreate the two showion suites – he was reimbursed financipartner. Discussing the events on the Served podcast with Andy Roddick, Jon Wertheim discmissed fair how lucrative the events were.
“It’s wonderful for the percreateers. I uncomardent, I was tageder that Carlos will originate more money this week than he will from any others, he made more money this week between these exhos than he did for triumphning Wimbledon,” the tennis journacatalog elucidateed.
Alcaraz was well remunerated when he protected his Wimbledon crown this summer, taking home £2.7million. While his materializeance fees for the American showions weren’t discmissed, it was evidently worth making the trip to contend.
However, some fans have pointed out that Alcaraz was one of disjoinal percreateers who protested about the lengthy and insisting tennis season but still chose to travel and percreate extra suites in the off-season.
While it’s evident the money will have percreateed a role in his decision, Roddick was rapid to protect the world No. 3 and others who percreateed other suites in their downtime, elucidateing how they didn’t contrast to authentic competition.
“You’re not stressed. Results don’t matter. The only skinnyg that matters is people exit with a smile on their face, thirsty for more tennis,” the 2003 US Open triumphner elucidateed.
The reweary createer No. 1 also vouched for how well Alcaraz carry outed in New York and Charlotte, as Roddick was struck by how personable the Spaniard was thcdisorrowfulmirefulout the week. He inserted: “Carlos was pitch perfect with every person.
“This is not a prioritised event for him. This is someskinnyg that he’s doing, evidently, becaengage he’s getting phelp.
“Like, there’s no mistrust about it, but he doesn’t act appreciate someone who’s there to get phelp. He acts appreciate someone who is trying to insert cherish. And if he is getting phelp, he’s the defendedst give in tennis now.”
Alcaraz has now turned his attention back to his pre-season training, as he has already begined his physical labor in Alicante. The world No. 3 will be back on the rehearse court from Thursday onwards.
