The Spaniard hasn’t been training alone, however, with Davis Cup champion Matteo Berrettini joining Alcaraz in Spain.

But the pair will very much be out on their own when the season starts, with 2025 already looking very busy for Alcaraz.

The four-time Grand Slam champion was the first to sign up for Queen’s, while he will also play an exhibition match against Frances Tiafoe in Puerto Rico.

What Carlos Alcaraz is trying to change ahead of the Australian Open

It remains to be seen how quickly he can come out of the blocks in 2025, having set very high standards last season with four titles.

There is, however, one aspect that is currently being worked on in pre-season training, as revealed by his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.

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“We are trying to change a little thing about the serve, so that it has a little more rhythm, that it is more fluid and relaxed,” he told Punto de Break.

“Then we will smooth out small details, like the issue with the forehand, we want it to be more of a killer at certain moments. We have to enhance its DNA and work on its weaknesses.”

Juan Carlos Ferrero breaks down Carlos Alcaraz’s training schedule

Alcaraz will have been disappointed with his ATP Finals showing last month, having failed to make it out of the groups in Turin.

Since then, however, he has been in America for exhibition matches, taking on US duo Ben Shelton and Tiafoe.

And according to his coach Ferrero, such matches have benefited the player in terms of his pre-season training.

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Sharing how things have been going so far, Ferrero said: “Good, good. Carlos has come with a lot of enthusiasm, the break did him a world of good and the two exhibitions got him a little bit in gear to get here.

“In the first week we focused on doing adaptation physical, as well as some tests with Babolat and Nike, for the shoes.

“The second week has been more about volume, being three hours on the court and facing more intense training. Next week we will start to score points.”

And discussing if anything is new compared to previous pre-seasons, he added: “The difference is that we have less time. Finishing so late is what it is, the calendar is very tight.

“We would love to have a little more time to better organise the breaks, to arrive fresher for certain events, but as we can’t change it… well, we adapt.”

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