‘Don’t Want to Feel Like a Slave’ – Carlos Alcaraz Gets Real About Balancing Professional Career in a Blunt Admission

Carlos Alcaraz is living the dream! From slam dates inked on his skin to celebrating his Roland Garros win in style, it’s clear he’s relishing every moment. Winning would certainly uplift anyone’s spirit, especially when the person has been breaking records and making back-to-back history. However, after a high-intensity win, Alcaraz would certainly want to differ. He opens up his way of balancing the pressure of a professional career with some off-the-radar time, and offers positivity to the negative thoughts about his celebration trip to Ibiza.

After Alcaraz won his third Grand Slam at the French Open, he had his holiday already planned: A trip to Ibiza with his friends. After successfully defending and claiming 4th Grand Slam win at Wimbledon, Alcaraz was questioned about mental health during an interview with Relovo. The interviewer made the World No 3 aware of how tennis fans perceived his trip to Ibiza as they thought he was “doing something wrong”, in the drop of mental health issue taking center stage at the tennis circuit.

The clear and concise Alacarz confidently said, “Well, I am very clear that in the end people also work for something.” People work all day and night to make their dreams come true and when it’s time to reap the fruits of their hard work, they allow themselves certain things to enjoy their journey. And according to the Spaniard, he is living a dream, as he said, “It is crazy to be able to play these types of tournaments, to be able to win them.” However, big wins, and big pressure to fend off hence some time to rejuvenate and come back stronger!

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Elaborating on the need to have some time for himself, he said, “I don’t want to feel like a slave to tennis and not have time for myself. And those “Little getaways to Ibiza,” with his friends to enjoy and have some time away from the hustle and bustle of the crowd and expectations is how he gets ready for the upcoming challenges. And it certainly worked for him as he splendidly defended his Wimbledon crown after a trip to Ibiza. He rightly said, “I think it is fundamental and very necessary to then perform and come back to the court with batteries charged.”

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The need to take a step back and let your body and mind relax is not new to tennis stars. Though big wins are certainly, everyone’s dream, the pressure they come with can also derail the season, as it did for Iga Swiatek! And what followed next was Daria Abramowicz became a constant in her team!

Iga Swiatek opens up about contributions of her Psychologist to her tourMental health is doing rounds in the tennis circuit. It mainly started with Naomi Osaka being open about her struggles, followed by Leylah Fernandez taking a break from tennis to focus on her mental health. And the talk they kick-started helped the upcoming stars in taking the issue further. Before Wimbledon, Swiatek opened up about how her psychologist helped her in breaking the ‘too emotional’ stereotype.

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“Three or four years ago, I was called too emotional and accused of crying during matches. Today, I am held up as a model of mental resilience on the court and I am not afraid to say that this is a well-deserved opinion,”– said Swiatek. Moreover, she is not the only one who is open about her emotions on the court, as she sheds tears in front of the spectators whenever she feels like expressing herself.

The young American tennis star, Coco Gauff, never shies away from showing the world what she is feeling, be it crying on the court after a defeat. or celebrating with her family after the US Open win. Sometimes happy tears, sometimes sad tears, and other times a little break from the world does wonders!