Figure of Carlos Alcaraz no longer escapes from any conversation within the tennis universe. With 17 years and 5 months, the young Spaniard has become one of the greatest promises in the men’s dressing room, squeezing a season marked by the pandemic in which he has managed to climb more than 350 positions, playing just eleven tournaments. His way of playing and his mental strength have made him one of those players who give off a different aroma, a plan that cannot fail. Taking advantage of the media pull and the rivers of ink that begin to occupy, José Morón and Fernando Murciego debate on our channel Youtube about his precocity and a future full of successes.
Above all, it is worth emphasizing the results of a child who started 2020 playing Futures, rather, winning Futures. In February we saw him add his first ATP win at the ATP 500 in Rio de Janeiro. After the pandemic, it was time to storm the circuito Challenger, where he has already won three titles in four disputed finals. He only had a setback in this promotion, the preliminary phase of Roland Garros. There the pressure was perhaps a little greater and that is why he could not cross in the first round, where he yielded to Alexander Vukic despite having match point.
With all this, comparisons with other current players is usually a common practice, although the same press knows that it is not good to fall into these games. But it is curious to see what Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic had won at this age. Or looking at the ranking, see where Juan Martín Del Potro, Richard Gasquet or Lleyton Hewitt were at this point. We will also talk about that in the video, in addition to underlining the importance of being surrounded by a work team that takes care of you and protects you from all the ills of the circuit. Starting with a world-class coach like he is Juan Carlos Ferrero.
The new Rafa Nadal?
Seeing all the ingredients that Alcaraz offers on and off the track, it is normal for some to think that we are facing the new Rafa Nadal. Well no gentlemen, like Nadal there will be no other like it, but that does not take away from thinking that Carlos can become a giant, an all-terrain tennis player who competes every week in all the tournaments. Given that, each one intuits the ceiling that he considers convenient, although not even the player himself knows how far he can go. For now, let’s enjoy this luxury guest, let’s reduce the euphoria even if it is complicated and give thanks for having recovered the illusion with a tennis player who promises to give us many years of good tennis in the elite.
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