{"id":64115,"date":"2026-09-03T08:53:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/64115\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T08:53:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:53:18","slug":"its-impossible-carlos-alcaraz-reveals-he-will-take-long-breaks-from-tennis-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/64115\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It\u2019s impossible&#8217;: Carlos Alcaraz reveals he will take &#8216;long breaks&#8217; from tennis | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788425598_801_us-open-tennis.jpg\" alt=\"'It\u2019s impossible': Carlos Alcaraz reveals he will take 'long breaks' from tennis\" title=\"Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, returns the ball to Jaime Faria, of Portugal, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sydney Schaefer)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, returns the ball to Jaime Faria, of Portugal, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Sydney Schaefer) Carlos Alcaraz says he plans to take regular breaks from tennis in the future, even if that means skipping some tournaments. The Spaniard believes the packed ATP calendar is becoming too demanding and could leave players exhausted or injured.The defending US Open champion made the comments after fighting back from a first-set loss to beat Portugal\u2019s Jaime Faria 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 and reach the third round.Alcaraz recently returned after missing four months because of a wrist injury. While he did not want that long break, he now feels shorter, planned breaks could help him stay fresh.\u201cI took more than I wanted, to be honest, but seeing how tight is the calendar, obviously I don\u2019t want to have this break because an injury. But in the future, I\u2019m going to take some breaks, some long breaks. Maybe not four months, but one month, two months, missing some tournaments, because it\u2019s impossible to play them all,\u201d Alcaraz said.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz concerned about player workload<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old feels players are being pushed to compete in too many major events, leaving little time to recover.\u201cI think they adding more important tournaments. In a way they making us to play,\u201d Alcaraz said. \u201cYou can decide your calendar, but there are some Masters 1000s, some Grand Slams, and we\u2019ve been out playing 40 weeks if we got to play every mandatory tournament that the ATP required us to play,\u201d he added.\u201cSo it\u2019s impossible, and we are seeing a lot of players getting injured, a lot of players getting tired. If they don\u2019t do anything about it, we are going to see even more in the future,\u201d he warned.On court, Alcaraz recovered impressively after dropping the opening set. He won eight games in a row and broke Faria\u2019s serve five times consecutively to take control.The Spaniard hit 43 winners and converted seven of 12 break points to complete the comeback. The victory extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 16 matches and improved his US Open record to 26-3.Alcaraz, a two-time US Open champion, is now 9-0 at the majors in 2026. 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