Alcaraz, who had a first-round bye, will play the Italian world quantity 40 Matteo Arnaldi at Indian Wells on Friday.
Victory over Daniil Medvedev in final 12 months’s ultimate was considered one of six titles he received within the first seven months of the 12 months.
And, regardless that Alcaraz reached a ultimate, three semi-finals and one different quarter-final within the closing months of 2023, he was not capable of carry one other trophy.
“After Wimbledon I did a reasonably good American swing – ultimate in Cincinnati, semi-finals in US Open – that is good outcomes, truthfully,” he mentioned.
“However after that I used to be struggling just a little with my tennis, my pleasure. It would not stress me a lot not having titles or finals.”
This 12 months started with a quarter-final defeat to Alexander Zverev on the Australian Open and he then rolled an ankle within the second level of his first match in Rio final month.
Alcaraz determined to retire after simply two video games and so his first concern in Indian Wells will probably be to show to himself he’s within the form required to return to the winners’ circle.