One year later Roger Federer continues to be seen on the ATP circuit. The Swiss goes wherever they pay tribute to him and the last tournament to commemorate his career was the Shanghai Masters 1000. The Basel tennis player took the opportunity to stop by the ATP Podcast and has spoken of Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal and the ‘Big Three’.
Of Alcarazwho has a photo of the 20-time Grand Slam champion hanging in his room, has said that “He is still young and everything he has achieved is fantastic.. “Not only on clay, but also on hard courts and beating Djokovic at Wimbledon is no joke.”
Alcaraz is fantastic, not only on clay, but also on hard court and… defeating Djokovic at Wimbledon is no joke
Roger Federer, champion of 20 Grand Slams
Although He assures that the Murcian did not need that victory to prove his worthacknowledged that “it is another great plus on your resume“Like so many others, Federer extracted aspects of the game from the ‘Big Three’ that are reflected in the El Palmar tennis player.
The best of the ‘Big Three’
“I see power on the righta bit Rafa’s style, although perhaps the technique is more mine“, commented the Swiss, who focuses on Carlitos’s star shot, “the left“and attributes it to “that can play from behind like Rafa“.
As for their “defensive skillsis rival those of Novak, but Novak is obviously on another level because when you do it for so many years, you are alone, like Rafa on clay. That defense It’s unbeatable, but if Carlos keeps doing it, we’ll talk about him even more. He has the potential for that.“, illustrated the former world number one.
Novak’s defensive skills are on another level, that defense is second to none
Roger Federer, champion of 20 Grand Slams
Like Alcaraz once expressed, Federer doesn’t like “when there are too many comparisons” because “Maybe there is a combination, but it is not fair to say that either because Carlos is Carlos, like Novak is Novak and Rafa is Rafa“.
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal pose during the Laver Cup 2022
At the Shanghai Masters 1000 only one ‘top 10’ reached the quarterfinals and Federer points out that “We all hope that each generation produces the best tennis every week, but it is difficult to achieve“.
Alcaraz is going to lose from time to time, but he has an incredible game and future
Roger Federer, champion of 20 Grand Slams
In fact, some point to Alcaraz by not lifting a title since Wimbledon. “I think Carlos has done as well as he could so far.. He is going to lose from time to time, but he has an incredible game and future,” stated the 20-time champion.
The good relationship between Federer and Nadalbut The Basel tennis player has confessed that he does not miss the face-to-face battles with the Spaniard. “I’m happy to not have to play one of those difficult center court games against one of the big boys. I’ve had so many moments like this that I’m glad I don’t have more.“he concluded.
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