Wimbledon 2023: Carlos Alcaraz warned to reduce number of unforced errors to win SW19

Carlos Alcaraz has been warned by Eurosport expert Mats Wilander that he can’t afford to make as many unforced errors as he did against Alexandre Muller if he’s going to win Wimbledon. Alcaraz made a total of 41 unforced errors during his 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 win over Frenchman Muller in the second round on Friday. Ad Although it wasn’t vintage tennis from the 20-year-old, his victory was never in doubt, even if he was dragged into a tie-breaker in the second round.

WimbledonAlcaraz passes Muller test to progress at Wimbledon in straight sets3 HOURS AGO For Wilander, that’s the moment the match Alcaraz began to assert his authority, although he adopted a more cautious approach. And the seven-time Grand Slam champion believes he may be forced to take fewer risks if he’s to land the SW19 title. “That is the key moment for me too because suddenly he decided: ‘okay, I’m not missing.

I don’t want to go one set all. I’m going to play within myself’”, Wilander said on the tie-breaker. “And I think, unfortunately, the way forward for him is going to be to play a little more within himself and not take too many risks because you can’t make that many unforced errors if you’re going to win Wimbledon and beat Novak Djokovic along the way.

“But of course, the people love it. He loves it. I love it.

So hopefully he doesn’t change too much but keeps winning.” Asked why Alcaraz was making so many unforced errors, Wilander explained: «I think there is a combination of about four or five things. »I think, first, Alexandra Muller is a great ball striker and if you let him dictate then he’s going to be very difficult. And I can’t believe he’s just broken into the top 100 because he’s a good player and I think we’re going to see much more from