Carlos Alcaraz shares doubts about mindset after partying admission is slammed

Carlos Alcaraz has admitted to sharing the doubts about his mentality after increasing questions have been asked of the tennis star. With back-to-back titles, a and a to his name thus far, the 21-year-old has propelled himself to superstardom in a relatively short space of time.

It's easy to see why the youngster has been tipped to surpass the legacies of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, with time very much on his side. But his trajectory has been questioned as of late off the back of a stark admission that he is unsure he will be able to pick between success or happinness. As per , the sensation is quoted as saying: "Is my dream to be one of the best players in history? Yes. Do I want to sit at the same table as the Big Three? Yes.

"Am I in the frame of mind to do everything possible, to face everything, and to do whatever it takes? At the moment, I don't know. I'm young, I've got a lot of life ahead of me. But from what I've experienced, I know that I'd rather be happy than successful. Because happiness is already success, and it's not easy to find it."

Elsehwhere, speaking to , said: "I'm not obsessed with being the best in the world. I was number one a few years ago, and I was happy. Now I'm number three, and I'm equally happy. And I'm enjoying the journey, the sport, and life."

The comments didn't quite sit right with some tennis fans, some of whom questioning the star's ambitions, while others claiming that it was a "weak mentality" to have at the highest levels. It's not the first time that Alcaraz has had his mentality thrown into question either.

The star admitted that he went out partying before his Wimbledon title run of 2023, which resulted in a stern lecture from compatriot, Roberto Bautista Agut. Speaking in his three-part Netflix series, Carlos Alcaraz; My way, the tennis star explained that he had partied "hard" in Ibiza despite pleas to refrain from doing so from his agent Albert Molina.

He said: "I ended up going and they know what I'm going there to do. In Ibiza, I'm not going to lie, it's pretty much all about partying and going out.

"I basically went there to reventar ('burst'). I'm not sure if that's the best way to put it but I went there to go out. I really made the most of it because I knew I might not get another three days like that."

Thankfully for Alcaraz, his blow-out had very little impact on his game, as he was able to clinch the Queen's Club Championship and his first Wimbledon triumph soon after his trip. However, Agut was quick to voice his opinion on how his personal lifestyle could be detrimental to his search for tennis glory, telling Spanish media: "I believe that top-level tennis demands a lot.

"I don't think Carlos will win Grand Slams by going to bed at seven in the morning. Tennis is very demanding, though everything seems beautiful now, he is very young; he has to understand that to match the achievements of the top three, he must play at a high level for 15 years.

"I consider him intelligent; he will surely gradually realise what it takes to reach that high level and implement it." At the time of writing, Alcaraz sits third in the ATP world rankings, while Jannik Sinner takes the top spot and Alexander Zverev sits in second. After reaching the quarter finals of the Australian Open, where he was knocked out by Djokovic, Alcaraz will hope to fare better when the French Open returns to Roland Garros next month.