Why I Decided to Track Carlos Alcaraz’s Schedule
It started yesterday after dinner. I was scrolling on my phone, just chilling, and saw a crazy shot Carlos Alcaraz made in some highlight reel. Bam! Right then, I thought, “Wait, when did he last actually play? Who’s he facing next?” Couldn’t remember for the life of me. Figured it should be easy to find out. Spoiler: it wasn’t that simple at first.
Hitting Up The Usual Suspects
My first instinct? Jumped straight to my phone’s browser. Typed in “Carlos Alcaraz schedule”. Got flooded with news articles from weeks ago about old tournaments. Annoying. Then I thought, maybe social media? Hopped over to the big tennis fan groups. Scrolled for ages. Found tons of arguments about who’s better, him or Sinner, and endless memes about his drop shots. Zero solid info on his actual upcoming matches or recent opponents. Just noise. Frustration level was rising.
The Search Deepens (And Gets Messy)
Okay, time to get serious. Opened the laptop. Searched again, this time adding “latest” and “2024”. Still mostly garbage – news sites recycling results from months back, tournament pages buried under ads, fan wikis with outdated info. Even found a page listing his opponents… from like, 2022! What the heck? Started feeling like I was chasing my tail. Typed “Aclaraz matches” by mistake once. Didn’t help. Was about to give up.
My “Duh!” Moment and Finding The Goldmine
Sitting there, staring blankly at the screen, it hit me. Slapped my forehead. “The official tour site, you idiot!” Why didn’t I go there first? Loaded up the main men’s tour website. Found the player section. Searched for Alcaraz. Boom! Finally! A clean, organized page, just like that. Had his recent results right up top, and his future entries listed clearly.
Writing It All Down – My Practice Record
Now that I had the real info, I got my notes app open. Focused only on his most recent finished match and his next known match. Kept it super simple:
Most Recent Match:
- Match Date: Looked like April 19th, 2024
- Tournament: Monte-Carlo (that clay court one)
- Opponent: Got knocked out by this dude Casper Ruud
- Result: Ruud won, pretty convincingly too. Score was like 6-2, 6-4? Ouch.
Next Scheduled Match:
- Tournament: Madrid Open (another big clay one)
- Start Date: Next week! Kicks off April 24th, 2024.
- First Potential Opponent: Doesn’t play immediately. Got a bye first round. His first actual match will be against whoever wins between Alexander Shevchenko and Arthur Rinderknech. Gotta wait and see who comes through.
Made sure to jot down the exact source – just “Official Tour Site Player Profile” – so I remember next time.
Looking Back on the Process
Ended up spending way more time than I expected. Started lazy, ended up digging deep. Learned that going direct to the official source saves a ton of headaches. All that time wasted on random news sites and fan pages… just pointless. Next time I wanna know about any player’s schedule? Straight to the tour site. Simple as that. Now, gotta go see if tickets for Madrid are still on sale!
