Serena Williams’ ex-coach Rick Macci has picked Carlos Alcaraz as the favorite to win the 2024 US Open. The American feels the Spaniard’s heartbreaking defeat at the Paris Olympics will only make him stronger and more determined to raise the bar.
After a slow start to the season, Alcaraz has made a tremendous turnaround to the year, winning three big titles, all on different surfaces. He defended his title at the Indian Wells Masters, following which he won the French Open to complete the Surface Slam. He then defended his Wimbledon titles successfully to complete the Channel Slam and win the fourth Grand Slam of his career.
Alcaraz was heavily favored to clinch gold at the Paris Olympics due to his scintillating form and the fact that the event was held at Roland Garros, where the 21-year-old won the French Major.
It looked as if Alcaraz was going to clinch the top podium position. However, Novak Djokovic‘s stunning performance in the final helped the Serb win gold 7-6(3), 7-6(2) in nearly three hours.
Serena Williams’ ex-coach Rick Macci, who also coached Venus, Andy Roddick, Jennifer Capriati, and Maria Sharapova recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to opine that Carlos Alcaraz was the favorite to win it all at the Flushing Meadows. He felt that Alcaraz’s loss to Djokovic at the Olympics would add another layer of fiber and grit to him making the Spaniard more determined.
