Toni Nadal, Uncle and former coach of Rafa Nadal, has analyzed his nephew’s victory against Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros. He has been in an interview on The spar of Cadena Ser, in which he has also dealt with topics such as his nephew’s physical condition and injuries or the tournament schedules and the controversy of the night games, among others.
But without a doubt, the most prominent headline was given when they asked him about Carlos Alcarazwhom many see as Raf’s successora. And the uncle of the Majorcan star has been forceful: “I think you guys are going a bit fast”has said.
“Carlos Alcaraz is a great player and I think he is going to be number 1 in the world. He is very good but I have seen that part of the press has finished Rafael, finished and replaced. Comparing Alcaraz with Nadal is rash. That within ten years Alcaraz has achieved the same as Rafael… it is possible. It is possible because he is a great player. He has practically everything, a very good drive, a very good backhand, he has a good head, he is very fast… I see him as the maximum dominator of the next years of the ATP circuit. He will have to beat Zverev, Medvedev and company but he will be in a position to do it,” said Toni Nadal.
In addition, when he was asked if there is a desire to dethrone Rafa, it was clear “I think so”. and it has been explained “Three months ago he won the Australian Open and if he hadn’t been injured he would have won the Indian Wells final where he had a rib problem. It means that Rafael’s level is high enough as he showed yesterday [en el partido contra Djokovic]. Then we’ll see, in sport everything changes very quickly”. Toni Nadal has exemplified it with Real Madrid: “We have seen it with football, Madrid had nothing to do against PSG, Manchester City and they won. People who fight normally are usually always there. And Rafael is a fighter. Is there a desire to dethrone Rafael? I don’t even consider it. I know it’s normal… people want to see a new figure but you also say ‘don’t write me off so soon because I’m not a finished guy’. I limit myself to confirming a reality that I saw when people said that Rafael no longer has any chance of winning at Roland Garros, but I believe that when he goes out on the court, if he is minimally fit, he is a rival to take into account”, Rafa’s uncle has concluded.
