The Spaniard even did this without his main coach, with Alcaraz missing Juan Carlos Ferrero and instead being joined by secondary mentor Samuel Lopez.

Lopez will be coaching Alcaraz once again for his next tournament at the Qatar Open, where he is now the top seed after Jannik Sinner’s withdrawal.

The world number one will be absent until May after accepting a three month ban, and Alcaraz has spoken about Sinner’s verdict while in Doha.

Carlos Alcaraz pleased with change he has made to his serve

Sinner has not been the only topic of conversation for Alcaraz ahead of his debut at the Qatar Open.

Alcaraz elected to make a schedule change in 2025, after previously playing on South American clay courts at this time of year.

This is not the only change that the four-time Grand Slam champion has made, with Alcaraz also adapting his serve.

The updated serve appeared to be causing Alcaraz some problems at the Australian Open, but when speaking to Tennis World 20 in Doha he spoke about his trust that it would become a weapon of his.

“My team and I knew that I had to do something in the serve, just to improve it,” said Alcaraz. “We changed a little bit of the movement just to have a better flow and [to make it] more relaxing, it is going to help us prevent injuries in the arm I guess.

“But yeah, I think I am getting into it, I think I am feeling much better, so I think it is going to be a great change.”

Alcaraz has spoken out about injuries on the ATP Tour, linking them to frequent ball changes.

Carlos Alcaraz speaks about the challenges of switching from indoor to outdoor tournaments

With Alcaraz playing these tournaments for the first time, he will need to learn how to quickly adapt to the different conditions of indoor to outdoor hard courts.

This is something that he has touched upon, with the world number three admitting that he has only had a few practices in the Qatari capital so far.

“Well you have to get used to it,” said Alcaraz. “You know I think that the lights, you know everything is a bit different.

“You know the feeling of the game is a bit different when you play indoor and outdoor, so I think we as a tennis player have to get used to the conditions in just one or two days, so we are used to it.

“So, it’s just a few practices here in Doha just to get used to it, but the conditions, but the conditions or the feeling is a bit different.”

Alcaraz will begin his Qatar Open campaign against the returning Marin Cilic, who he has only lost one of his four previous meetings against.