When you’re Carlos Alcaraz, and you’re 22 years old, and you’re No. 1 in the world, and you have six Slams to your name, and you’re 47-2 since early April, and you have a documentary about yourself running on Netflix, who can you possibly go to for career-planning advice? Who can relate?
According to Alcaraz, only one human being really makes sense: Roger. No last name needed.
At the US Open earlier this month, the Spaniard said that he had recently been pondering his future, and how long he might be able to play. “One person,” Alcaraz said, told him the best strategy was not to think too far ahead.
“He told me you have to be focused on the next five years, from here to when I’m 27,” Alcaraz said. “And then, when I get 27, then think about five years more.”
Who was this mysteriously wise figure?
