Carlos Alcaraz 'has to take a break' before the French Open to avoid a potential injury, says Boris Becker

Boris Becker believes Carlos Alcaraz must not play in every clay court tournament before the French Open to avoid risking injury. The 18-year-old has flown up the ATP rankings in 2022 after boasting title wins at the Rio Open in February and the Miami Open — his maiden Masters title — in March. Ad/> But Alcaraz's preparations for the French Open in May have been dealt a blow after he fell to a three-set defeat to Sebastian Korda in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.

ATP Monte Carlo'A crazy match' — Alcaraz falls to Korda in three-set battle in Monte Carlo5 HOURS AGO Becker believes Alcaraz «must not believe his own hype» and that he should not compete at Barcelona next week, the Madrid Masters and the Rome Open all before taking part in the second Grand Slam of the year and thinks he should take a break. «He must not believe his own hype now,» the six-time Grand Slam winner told Eurosport. «He's not the best yet.

He is the high-flyer of the scene. The way he played this year, there was only one player who was better and he is also from Spain. But the clay court season is exhausting, the matches are longer.

»I hope he doesn't play Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Madrid and also Rome, because then it's too much for my taste. «He has to take a break because he's only human and he's also tired sometimes. When you continue to play tired, the first injuries occur.