The Indian Wells Masters, one of the "Sunshine Doubles" in North America, just came to an end last week, and the back-to-back Miami Masters began this week. Spanish all-around Alcaraz continues to play as the second seed and will try to repeat the 2022 North American "Sunshine Doubles" (Alcaraz lost in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters and then won the Miami Masters).

After a first-round bye, Alcaraz will face Belgian Flash Goffin in the second round. The veteran Goffin, who was born in December 1990, is not as strong as he used to be, and of course it will not put much pressure on Alcaraz, so there should not be much suspense in this match, it will depend on how many games Goffin can win in two sets.

Goffin is 1.80 meters tall and weighs 70 kilograms, which is not outstanding in men's tennis, but Goffin is known for his fast movements, and like the American tennis legend Agassi, he hits the ball early when the ball bounces up, uses his skillful touch to move opponents taller than him all over the court, and whenever he has the opportunity, he does not hesitate to score volleys on the net, so he has won the reputation of the Flash.

In the 2012 French Open, Goffin broke into the top 16 in one fell swoop as a lucky loser, attracting the attention of fans; In September 2013, Goffin was forced to undergo surgery due to a fall while training, fractured his left wrist, and ended the season early. In 2014, Goffin won the ATP 250 Kitzbühel and Metz championships in a row after returning from injury, and won the ATP Best Comeback Award of the Year; In 2016, Goffin made even further progress, reaching the semi-finals of back-to-back Indian Wells and Miami Masters, and reaching the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time at the French Open.

In 2017, Goffin set a career-best record. He first reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, and then won the runner-up of the ATP 500 Rotterdam station, breaking into the top 10 of the world ranking for the first time in his career. The Monte Carlo Masters reached the semifinals of the Masters for the third time, winning the ATP 250 Shenzhen and Tokyo 500 championships, and winning the runner-up in the year-end finals and ranking seventh in the world at the end of the year.

It's a pity that since then, Goffin has been getting older, coupled with frequent injuries, stopping and stopping, slowly losing his competitiveness and transforming into a battle-hardened veteran, that's all.

In the second round of the Miami Masters, Alcaraz played his first game against the Belgian veteran, Flash Goffin, and it should be said that the signing luck was good, but the challenge was limited. However, Alcaraz still can't take his opponent lightly, after all, Goffin is extremely experienced and mobile, hitting the ball as fast as lightning, and the volley in front of the net is even more sudden and unguardable.

Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. Alcaraz's three defeats this season were not caused by a lack of mental development? In the 1/4 finals of the Australian Open, Alcaraz not only won one set first, but his opponent Djokovic had torn his abdominal muscles, and victory was in sight. In the 1/4 finals of the ATP 500 Doha station, in the first and third sets, Alcaraz was the first to break his opponent and the situation was very good, but he was continuously broken by the Czech post-00 player Lehechka and finally lost the game.

In the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters last week, Alcaraz was even more nervous and irritable before the game, and could not find a rhythm to hit the ball during the game, and inexplicably lost the worst game of his career, becoming the British handsome Draper finally won the championship and broke into the top ten in the world for the first time in his career.

Alcaraz must develop the right attitude towards tennis and build a good mentality. Before his retirement, the Spanish god of war Rafael Nadal often said that my incomparable love for tennis inspired me to fight tenaciously on the court and never give up. Alcaraz, who has been constantly frustrated, it's time to calm down and put his incomparable love for tennis in the first place!

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Colorful Bean Powder)