The Spaniard, number 2 in the ATP ranking, told what he eats before and during matches.
Carlos Alcaraz won in his debut at the China Open
At just 21 years old, Carlos Alcaraz established himself as one of the best tennis players in the world. Today in position two in the ATP ranking, he became number one in the world, a place today occupied by the Italian Jannik Sinner. Champion of four Grand Slamswith Roland Garros and Wimbledon this year, five Masters 1000 and winner of the silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Spaniard revealed the food that accompanies it daily.
“I don’t follow a diet per se, but I try to take care of myself. I learned a lot about eating and I know what is good for my career and what is not. But When the time comes to break the diet a little, I do it.“, The Murcian said in an interview with the official ATP website. “I don’t have a nutritionist as such, but Juanjo Moreno knows a lot. “He is a very curious boy who tries to study nutrition and guides me in tournaments.”, he added.
Carlos Alcaraz, number 2 in the world. (Yanshan Zhang/Getty Images)
On the other hand, he told what he eats before and after the games. “Like a bowl of gluten-free pasta mixed with a cocoa cream called Ambrosia, containing olive oil and dates. I usually eat about all of that an hour and a half before the game”, revealed. “At play time I usually eat a bar with dates, egg whites and I think guarana and I usually combine it with banana. “I’ve been eating this for a long time, about a year and a half, and I really like it.”he concluded.
Del Potro’s record that Alcaraz almost broke in Beijing
At the beginning of OctoberCarlos Alcaraz became champion of the ATP 500 in Beijing after defeating the Italian in an intense final of more than three hours Jannik Sinner por (6)6-7, 6-4 y 7-6(3)which meant not only his sixteenth title as a professionalbut he did against the number 1 in the world and was close to breaking a tremendous record that still held by the Argentine Juan Martín Del Potro.
Juan Martín Del Potro won US Open in 2009.(Al Bello/Getty Images)
With this victory, the Murcian tennis player, at 21 years and 150 days old, became the second youngest player to beat the leader of the ranking in a men’s final after losing the first setsomething that the Torre de Tandil achieved in the 2009 US Open, when, at 20 years and 356 days, He beat Roger Federer in a historic final. On the other hand, Alcaraz entered history as the first tennis player to win ATP 500 titles on all surfaces since this category was established, 15 years ago.
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