Carlos Alcaraz's Wimbledon triumph 'surprised' his fitness coach

Alcaraz did not have much pedigree on grass before this year, but has now won Queen's and Wimbledon.

His fitness coach, Moreno, has revealed his surprise to the ATP Tour, “If we weren’t surprised, we wouldn’t be human."

Despite this, he admitted that they always expect Alcaraz to win every tournament that he enters.

“As Alcaraz’s team, captained by Juan Carlos Ferrero, our targets and goals couldn’t be bigger. When we prepare Carlos for any competition it is for him to win," said Moreno.

He continued, “As a team there is no other goal in our head that is not winning the tournament we are entering.

“To us it’s surprising from a certain point of view, but from another the result achieved by Carlos was also to be expected."

A lot of the conversation heading into the final concerned Alcaraz's defeat to Djokovic at Roland Garros, where he suffered with heavy cramping.

Moreno explained that he has learnt from those turn of events, “Carlos is a sportsman who learns very quickly from what has happened.

“When the match finished he also asked questions about why it [the cramping] happened and we talked about it as a team. He is told what the reason is, he understands perfectly and learns from the experience."

The Spaniard added, “With this information and with the work he does with his psychologist Isabel Balaguer, also a member of his team, Carlos has been able to learn and overcome the situation.”

Alcaraz appears to have little rest, as he is scheduled to represent Spain in the new edition of the Hopman Cup against Belgium tomorrow.