“Probably they are going to kill us in some way,” Alcaraz said Saturday regarding the schedule after beating American Ben Shelton in straight sets at the Laver Cup in Berlin. “Right now a lot of good players are going to miss a lot of tournaments because of (injury).”

There is no doubt that Carlos Alcaraz is an epochal talent: the titles and performances of the young Spaniard confirm this, as do the praise he has received from other tennis players and former tennis players. As happened at the Laver Cup where, in a press conference, Carlitos was praised above all for his performance against Ben Shelton.

After topping Ben Shelton of the United States 6–4, 6–4 at the Laver Cup in Berlin Saturday, Alcaraz took aim at tennis's crowded modern calendar. "Probably they are going to kill us in some way," Alcaraz said via the BBC. "Right now a lot of good players are going to miss a lot of tournaments because of (injury)."

Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton’s display at the Laver Cup 2024 suggests that the two can have the biggest rivalry in modern ATP.

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,

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, they have to take care of

At the US Open, where Alcaraz secured his maiden Grand Slam title in 2022, he suffered a surprising second-round defeat to the 74th-ranked Botic van de Zandschulp. In the 2024 Paris Olympics, he fell in a grueling gold medal match to Novak Djokovic,