Serena Williams' childhood coach gives his take on Carlos Alcaraz's game

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Serena Williams' childhood coach Rick Macci called Carlos Alcaraz "the most complete player who can win on any surface."

Alcaraz, 19, already has nine titles in his collection, including a Grand Slam title and three Masters titles.

So far, Alcaraz has six clay titles and three titles on hard - but those three titles on hard came at the 2022 US Open and two hard-court Masters events.

Spanish tennis players naturally prefer clay over hard but Macci feels hard actually suits up Alcaraz's game better than clay. 

Also, Macci excepts Alcaraz to soon figure out how to play on grass as well.

Macci: Alcaraz the most complete player, but he is gonna lose as well

"Against any player, any day, on any surface, he's going to be able to hang in there. A lot of people think clay is his best surface, I say it's hard court. I think he does more damage with his power. He has such a cafeteria of shots at his disposal on the menu on clay, I think he has too many options. So he's going to make some errors and on clay, as you know, you got to work the point longer. So I think it's best surface is hard, but I think he can win on everything. I think his weakest would be grass because people are going to hurt him a little more. But then, the wild card. He was born to do this, he's a showman, he's a performer. But he has humility, he has gratitude. So he's a very complete individual. Because this could get to your head, but he loves to perform, he's all about the competition. He's gonna lose, he's gonna fail, he's gonna choke, he's gonna feel pressure, but in my opinion, if he can say healthy, because I'm just a little concerned, he slides so much and he's very violent in his movement and he's gotten a few injuries so you got to keep an eye on that, he's the most complete player inside and out." Macci told Tennis-Infinity.

In Madrid, Alcaraz is playing his sixth tournament of the year. 

So far this year, Alcaraz has made four finals and won three titles. 

Alcaraz is off to a strong start to 2023 and now he is aiming to defend his Madrid title.

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