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How Alcaraz spent the day getting ready for his R4 conflict at Roland Garros

Defending champion faces Shelton on Sunday in Paris

Might 31, 2025

After his round-three match at Roland Garros, Carlos Alcaraz went to sleep at round 3:00 am. When he had lastly completed his media duties within the event’s blended zone, he returned to his lodge in Paris, had some dinner, and underwent some routine restoration remedy together with his physio.

In consequence, the Spaniard and his crew took the choice to not practise on Saturday, selecting as an alternative to relaxation up earlier than his fourth-round conflict with Ben Shelton.

The No. 2 within the PIF ATP Rankings awoke late and spent a few of his morning within the lodge health club together with his physio, Juanjo Moreno, and health coach, Alberto Lledo, recovering from over three hours of damage and tear by the hands of Damir Dzumhur, whom he finally noticed off in 4 units.

Later, Alcaraz took the chance to see a few of Paris together with his family members, one thing he usually does on his days off between matches. The 22-year-old has seen a number of areas of the town over the previous couple of years: the Palace of Versailles, Jardin du Luxembourg, and Parc Monceau, the place he was final Thursday. On Saturday, Alcaraz visited the realm of Pont Alexandre III, one of many metropolis’s most emblematic spots.

Alcaraz’s metropolis strolls have enabled him to soak in some beneficial ‘Vitamin N’ which, via the ability of nature and invigorating the senses in pure environment, has therapeutic and wellbeing advantages. It’s a favorite idea of Moreno, his physio, and the four-time main winner tries his greatest to stick to it.

Within the night, Alcaraz has an unmissable appointment in his calendar: the Champions League remaining between Paris Saint Germain and Inter Milan in Munich. The Spaniard, who has stated a number of instances that he would love PSG to win, may have noticed a few of the crew’s gamers at his matches this week: Achraf Hakimi, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves and Want Doue. He was additionally alongside Ousmane Dembele on the event’s official draw ceremony.

On Sunday, defending champion Alcaraz will sq. off towards Shelton for a spot within the Roland Garros quarter-finals, he at the moment leads their Lexus ATP Head2Head collection 2-0.

“He’s a very aggressive player,” Alcaraz stated of Shelton. “He places quite a lot of vitality into his pictures and into his matches. I feel it’ll be fascinating. Once we’ve crossed paths we’ve performed good tennis. He’s getting higher and higher on clay.

“We’ll try to improve on the things I did worse today [Friday] and to continue doing the things I’m doing well. We’ll try not to let him take control of the match, and we’ll try to play our own tennis.”

Alcaraz owns a 21-3 file at Roland Garros, in line with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. He memorably defeated Alexander Zverev in a five-set remaining final 12 months to say his maiden trophy on the clay-court main.