Ibiza trip 'more chilled' this year
French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz says his short trip to Ibiza was "more chill" this year as he looked to recuperate "physically and mentally" before defending his Wimbledon title.Spain's Alcaraz, 22, headed to the Balearic party island last week for a three-day break after beating rival Jannik Sinner in an incredible French Open final.The world number two fought back from two sets down - saving three championship points in the process - to win his fifth Grand Slam title.Like he has done in each of the past two years, Alcaraz travelled with a group of friends - including Tottenham footballer Sergio Reguilon - before heading to London to play at Queen's.Alcaraz said his team - who indicated in a recent Netflix documentary they wanted him to be more professional - did not raise any concerns about the trip."It doesn't matter the place you're going," said Alcaraz, who added having a "few shots" was the wildest part of the trip. "It's time to turn off your mind a little bit, to refresh physically, mentally and coming back to the grass season as good as I can. "It was great to disconnect from everything and have fun."
British number one Jack Draper took a different approach to his Queen's preparations, spending time relaxing at home in London instead of a sunshine break.After a fourth-round exit at the French Open, the world number four says he had a couple of days off before getting back down to work.The 23-year-old Englishman has never gone beyond the second round at Wimbledon in three main-draw appearances, but will go into his home Grand Slam tournament as the highest seeded British man since Andy Murray in 2017."I don't really feel the urge to be going out partying and all that sort of stuff," he said."I'd rather just come home and chill out for once and not have any obligations, not think about anything."Striking the right balance between recuperation and preparation is something Draper is continuing to figure out as he looks to go to even greater heights.Draper, who won the biggest title of his career at Indian Wells in March, said he watched Alcaraz and Sinner go toe-to-toe on television at home.The level on show further underlined to Draper what he must do to bridge the gap between himself and the world's two leading players."I aspire to be at that level. What those guys are doing is setting the way and changing the game," Draper added."Players like myself are going to be working very hard to get to that point."
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