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Mouratoglou praises Alcaraz’s resilience after Tokyo title
Carlos Alcaraz returned to tennis after a four-month injury layoff and won the Japan Open in Tokyo.
He had his serve broken repeatedly and needed two three-set matches to take the title.
Former Serena Williams coach Patrick Mouratoglou said Alcaraz’s greatest quality is finding ways to win when he is not playing well.
He also pointed to unforced errors and a lack of consistency as areas to improve.
Mouratoglou believes Alcaraz’s wrist is fully recovered and says he is back to competing at full strength.
Alcaraz later began his Shanghai Open campaign with a straight-sets win over Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
His next match is against Zizou Bergs, while how much more he will play this season remains uncertain.
Carlos Alcaraz won the Japan Open title in Tokyo after returning from a four-month injury layoff.
Patrick Mouratoglou praised Alcaraz’s ability to win despite not playing his best tennis.
Mouratoglou said Alcaraz was making many unforced errors and lacked consistency.
He also said Alcaraz’s wrist was fully recovered and that he was back.
Alcaraz later began his Shanghai Open campaign with a straight-sets win over Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
- Who
- Carlos Alcaraz and tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou.
- What
- Mouratoglou praised Alcaraz’s fighting spirit after he won the Japan Open title.
- When
- Alcaraz won the title earlier that week; the article was published on 2026-10-11.
- Where
- Tokyo, Japan.
- Why
- Mouratoglou said Alcaraz found ways to win despite making errors and lacking consistency.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
We all have this image of Alcaraz playing incredible tennis, but I think his greatest quality is being able to win when he plays badly.
He makes a lot of unforced errors.
If the question was, is his wrist 100%? I think the answer is yes.
Alcaraz returned to tennis and lost to Ben Shelton in the quarter-finals.
Alcaraz impressed while playing for Team Europe at the Laver Cup.
Alcaraz won the Japan Open title in Tokyo.
Alcaraz began his Shanghai Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
- Japan Open
- Alcaraz won the title in Tokyo.
- Injury layoff
- Four months.
- Mouratoglou’s assessment
- Alcaraz’s greatest quality is winning when he plays badly.
- Shanghai Open
- Alcaraz beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 6-3.
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