a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n\u201cI think he signed something like a $200 million contract with Nike. So it\u2019s not about getting that appearance money, but scheduling properly.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing Spanish, you want to play Barcelona, you want to play Madrid, so you maybe miss the Monte Carlo Masters series after the hard courts to have a little bit of a longer spell [of rest].<\/p>\n
\u201cPlay Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, week off, then get ready for the French [Open]. And knowing Carlos and his attitude, when he signs up, he\u2019s committed to play.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rusedski went on to suggest that Alcaraz might be missing the experience of his former coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, who he parted ways with in December.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the balancing where you have a coach like Juan Carlos Ferrero, who\u2019s an ex-player, who\u2019s gotten to No 1, who has won in Paris, who understands what it\u2019s like, the rigours, the demands being Spanish, the demands being a world No 1,\u201d said Rusedski.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we\u2019re going to know more about how serious this wrist [injury] is, if he misses Madrid and then doesn\u2019t play Rome, we know we\u2019ve got a problem here, because he won\u2019t have the prep he needs going into Paris to defend the title [at the French Open].\u201d<\/p>\n
Rusedski added:\u00a0\u201cLook, everyone says that [Samuel] Lopez is doing a great job, which he is, but that extra little voice in your ear from Juan Carlos Ferrero might have made the difference here. But we will see.\u201d<\/p>\n
The former world No 4 also praised the way Sinner manages his schedule.<\/p>\n
\u201cSinner, on the other hand, boy, is his preparation perfect,\u201d Rusedski declared.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are no mistakes in playing; he doesn\u2019t overplay in exhibitions.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, he plays the big one in Saudi [Arabia], the Six Kings Slam. And he played the exhibition in Korea, leading up to the Australian Open. But I just think he is getting that balance a little bit better than Carlos.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd if you\u2019re not getting the rest, the recovery you need, those injuries occur. So a little bit of a question mark, I\u2019m hoping it\u2019s nothing serious, but we won\u2019t know until we find out how many weeks he pulls out and where he starts up next.\u201d<\/p>\n
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