MADRID, 17 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish tennis player Feliciano López has celebrated “the breath of tremendous fresh air” that has meant the “irruption” in the ATP circuit of Carlos Alcaraz, a quarter-finalist in the US Open with just 18 years, and has assured that “Spanish tennis needed” such news because it is “a special player”.
“Carlos’s irruption has been a tremendous breath of fresh air. I believe he is a unique player with special things that only some chosen ones have, and especially his maturity for how young he is. In the end we cannot forget that he is 18 years old and that he is competing against the best in the world on the biggest stages. I think it was something that Spanish tennis needed, “López said to the press at the Caja Mágica.
In any case, he clarified that “obviously there will not be another Rafa Nadal” and warned that “the comparisons do not benefit Carlos or any Spanish player who comes after” the Balearic player, currently out due to injury.
“That said, Carlos is what any country dreams of having. Beyond how good he is, he is the charisma he has, he is a player who attracts people and of those there are very few, they appear every so often and you have to try to take advantage of them. A player who, at 18 years old, puts Artur Ashe on the court against the number three in the world … These things must be valued a lot, “he said.
In his role as director of the Mutua Madrid Open, ‘Feli’ also stressed that “Carlos is one of those players who drags people because he has a self-confidence and know-how to be on the court inappropriate for an 18-year-old boy”. “In addition, his tennis is very versatile, very spectacular and hooks people. That is something that you do not buy in the store, he has it naturally because of his way of being. That is why I think he is a special player and I hope we can. have Manolo Santana on the track for many years, “he wished.
