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Detailing his daily pre-season routine, he added: “I used to practise the whole morning – start at 09:00 and finish at 14:00 or even 15:00. The whole morning is about working out physically and on the court.<\/p>\n
“After that, I took almost every afternoon off to do whatever I want – stay with family or friends, play board games, chilling at home.<\/p>\n
“It’s a better way to recharge the batteries, staying at home with the people you love.”<\/p>\n
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam at which Alcaraz is yet to reach the final, with the quarter-finals in 2024 and 2025 his best showings, but he advanced to round two in comfortable fashion against Walton.<\/p>\n
Playing in his first Grand Slam match since splitting from long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, Alcaraz had to wait until the eighth game of the opening set to convert a break point and also had his serve broken in the second, but immediately bounced back with a break of his own and proved too strong in the key moments, pulling away in the second set tie-break to win it 7-2.<\/p>\n
However, his 38 winners were almost matched by his 36 unforced errors and he only converted four of his 10 break points – statistics he will be eager to improve on in his second-round meeting with Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann.<\/p>\n
“It was difficult to find the good spot [against Walton],” added Alcaraz. “He was one step forward than me. He was always in a good position, long rallies and solid from the baseline. His flat ball was sometimes really difficult for me.<\/p>\n
“It was a really solid match and when he was able to step in on the court and play aggressive, he did and that made it really difficult in the match.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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