“He’s only 21 years old. But he also wants to be the best tennis player in history. On April 23, discover everything that is at stake off the court in the documentary ‘Carlos Alcaraz: My Way’.” This is how Netflix presents the documentary it has already released about the Spanish tennis player.
In the documentary I think you are going to see a more personal side of me. You are going to see where I sleep, my house, with my parents… You are going to see what I am like as a person, off the track
At the presentation of the documentary Carlos Alcaraz, he explained that “I think you are going to see a more personal side of me. You are going to see where I sleep, my house, with my parents… You are going to see how I am as a person, off the court, with my friends, how I am with them… In the end at home I also behave in a way, unintentionally, closer. I think you will be able to see that side and I hope you enjoy it”.
The three episodes of the Netflix documentary Carlos Alcaraz: A Life in the Fast Lane
1. Enjoy suffering
After enjoying a few days with his family in Murcia, Carlos Alcaraz is facing the stress of an injury that puts his participation in Roland Garros at risk.
2. I’m not Rafa
The team remembers Carlos’ early years before his first Grand Slam. The more they prioritise fun and wellbeing, the more doubts arise about his long-term success.
In Ibiza… I’m not going to lie to you. It’s partying and going out. I went there to have a blast. I don’t know if it’s right to say it that way, but I went out
“In Ibiza… I’m not going to lie to you. It’s partying and going out. I went there to have a blast. I don’t know if it’s right to say it that way, but I went out. I make the most of it. On the way back, of course, I win at Queen’s and Wimbledon. I’m not saying that I won because of the party, but those days went well for me. And if things go well, I have to repeat,” Alcaraz himself says in the second episode of his docuseries.
If you go to Ibiza for six days and go out every day, when you come back on the seventh day you have done everything but rest. I think that disconnections are fine, but a small part of your head has to remind you that you are a tennis player…
“If you go to Ibiza for six days and go out every day, when you come back on the seventh day you have done everything but rest. I think disconnecting is fine, but a small part of your head has to remember that you are a tennis player… And if you lose early at Queen’s, there is the rumour that you shouldn’t have gone, that you should have trained… Carlos sees that if he doesn’t do it, he is not fresh in the head. There is that fight between what I need and what I have to do,” says his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.
3. My Way
The pressure to win weighs on an exhausted Carlos after the Olympic Games. His entourage tries to encourage him ahead of Rafa Nadal’s farewell.
“Is it in my head to do everything possible? To deal with everything and do everything it takes to be the best in history? Right now I don’t know. I haven’t lived long and I have a lot to live for. I put happiness ahead of being very successful. Because happiness is already success and it’s not easy to find,” Alcaraz reflects in the third chapter.
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