The Spanish star revealed he faced a “complicated time” in the clay-court season as he is “not used to dealing with so many injuries.”
suffered an ankle injury that forced him to retire at the Rio Open, a clay-court ATP 500 tournament, in February.
The 21-year-old bounced back by winning the Indian Wells Masters and reaching the Miami Open quarter-finals in March.
Alcaraz then missed three of his four scheduled European clay events prior to the French Open — in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome — due to a right arm injury.
Despite his injury-hit preparations, Alcaraz secured his first Roland Garros crown in June. He then defended his Wimbledon title the following month and secured a silver medal at the Paris Olympics in August.
Alcaraz ended the 2024 campaign as the world No 3 after claiming four titles — with his last triumph of the year coming at the China Open in October.
Alcaraz was beaten by Frances Tiafoe in the the Charlotte Invitational exhibition on Sunday.
Speaking in a press conference before the exhibition event, Alcaraz reflected on his season.
“I’m not used to dealing with so many injuries, and this year was a complicated time for me when I faced the clay season, but I ended it up good,” the four-time Grand Slam champion said.
“But at the same time, I look back and I think I did have a pretty good season. I’m really proud of what I did to overcome the problems that I had and the doubts that I had.
“In general, I’m just happy with everything that I’ve learned this season and hopefully in 2025 I can try to copy or do even better.”
Alcaraz’s “complicated” comment seemed to confuse 2017 US Open winner Sloane Stephens, who also played in Charlotte.
