Carlos Alcaraz He continues to do his thing on the circuit and his figure is getting bigger and bigger. At 19 years old, he is at the top of the ranking, he has already won a Grand Slam, he recently lifted the Indian Wells trophy and comparisons with the great legends continue to rain on him.
Who took the opportunity to talk about this was Paul AnnaconeRoger’s former trainer Federer and current coach Taylor Fritz. In an interview with The New York Timesassured that the Spaniard is much more similar to the Swiss than to Rafael Nadal, although many believe the opposite.
“I think Alcaraz is much more like Roger than Rafa. Rafa couldn’t take the ball that early and at one point when he was 19 years old, Rafa couldn’t get ahead on the court like that. Roger always tried to stay on the baseline and made it look like he always had time to hit the ball, and that’s how Carlos is seen toosaid Annacone.
On the other hand, the American took advantage of and highly praised Carlitos. “Alcaraz is the most complete 19-year-old player I remember. What’s really interesting to me is to see someone with that athletic ability, who has his sprint, jump, explosiveness and flexibility, but is also able to have the hand-eye coordination to catch the ball early, get ahead and volley. Also, you can go back and change rhythms. can do it all“Added the former tennis player.
