{"id":388154,"date":"2025-09-01T00:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T00:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/388154\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T00:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T00:47:11","slug":"martina-navratilova-pinpoints-what-she-thinks-carlos-alcaraz-needs-to-change-despite-reaching-us-open-quarter-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/388154\/","title":{"rendered":"Martina Navratilova pinpoints what she thinks Carlos Alcaraz \u2018needs\u2019 to change despite reaching US Open quarter-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Carlos Alcaraz is into the US Open quarter-finals, having reached that stage at a canter.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard has been in supreme form all year really, and has easily transferred that winning run to New York, having yet to drop a set.<\/p>\n<p>A champion here in 2022, given the way he is playing at the moment, it would be unwise to bet against him doubling his title tally at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, despite his remarkable dominance over 99% of the men\u2019s tour, Martina Navratilova was keen to ensure he didn\u2019t rest on his laurels.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking live on Sky Sports immediately after his fourth-round win over Arthur Rinderknech, she actually offered him some advice after noting an interesting quirk within his game.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martina Navratilova offers Carlos Alcaraz advice after US Open win<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She claimed: \u201cBut I just thought his swing, I feel like the right hand, I think is a bit strong on his swing. I bet he hooks it a lot more than he slices. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that left hand needs to come a little bit more, lead more on the down swing. From what I saw there. I\u2019m an expert. At everything. Little do you know. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233066926-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz and Arthur Rinderknech shake hands\" \/>Photo by Maddie Meyer\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, seriously. He\u2019s fresh. I think compared to last year, what he went through with the Olympics playing doubles with Rafa, trying to help him out, then losing to Novak in the final. He\u2019s fresh in every way. Mentally, emotionally, and physically, and it shows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/when-chris-evert-explained-why-carlos-alcaraz-reminded-her-of-martina-navratilova-earlier-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Evert actually compared Navratilova to Alcaraz<\/a> in the past, stating that their maverick play styles mirrored one another.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps that is why she is so well-placed to critique a swing that has brought such success so early in his career.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carlos Alcaraz is cruising at the US Open<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> may well take such advice on board if he is to hear it, given how clear his drive for perfection is.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for him, the <a href=\"https:\/\/tennishead.net\/tag\/us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Open<\/a> thus far has been the closest thing to that for him.<\/p>\n<p>He started off his campaign with a dominant win over the tricky Reilly Opelka, before following that up with an even more comprehensive victory against Mattia Bellucci.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow Italian Luciano Darderi also lost in straight sets, with Rinderknech his latest victim.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz has still only been broken once all tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Jiri Lehecka, however, will definitely pose a far greater threat in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz is into the US Open quarter-finals, having reached that stage at a canter. 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