Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame Taylor Fritz in the deciding match as Team Europe rallied to beat Team World 13-11 and win the Laver Cup.

Spanish tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz had a 2024 to remember—winning the French Open and Wimbledon singles titles in addition to an Olympic silver medal.However, he appeared to fade a bit as the season wore on.

Four-time grand slam winner Carlos Alcaraz said a tight tennis calendar makes it difficult for players to stay motivated throughout the year and increases the risk of injuries. The world number three,

Both McEnroe and Bjorn Borg are stepping down from their captaincy roles after seven years. And the American had made it very clear that he wanted to go out on a high. But Team World were denied a hattrick of Laver Cup victories as Carlos Alcaraz defeated Taylor Fritz to clinch victory in the fourth and final match of the day.

Carlos Alcaraz feels tournament organisers are not doing enough to protect player welfare Carlos Alcaraz slammed the congested schedule in elite-level tennis, with the world number three saying "they are going to kill us".

Carlos Alcaraz hit out at the tennis calendar on Saturday, claiming the schedule is “going to kill us”. The 21-year-old French Open and Wimbledon champion is currently taking part in the Laver Cup, his 14th tournament of the year.

Carlos Alcaraz ’s Laver Cup team-mates revealed that the Spaniard was “blocked” from playing in the first singles match on Sunday. Team Europe came into the final day with a four-points-to-eight deficit to their World rivals.

So, I mean, probably they are going to kill us in some way. ‘Right now they are showing up a lot of injuries because of the ball, because of the calendar, because of a lot of things. ‘So probably at some point a lot of good players are going to miss a lot of tournaments because of that because they have to think about their bodies,

Alcaraz said he feared the situation would worsen in the future with more mandatory tournaments added to the calendar.

Carlos Alcaraz said that players had different opinions on the topic, but in his view ’the calendar is so tight’, adding ‘right now there are a lot of injuries.’