Carlos Alcaraz has always acknowledged that one of the things that makes him most angry is never having faced Roger Federer, who was his childhood idol. The Murcian burst onto the circuit when the Swiss man was already physically exhausted and they barely coincided. The most he could enjoy was training at Wimbledon 2019.
“I was able to play here with him four years ago and I have the photo we took afterwards in my room.“Alcaraz himself acknowledged during his last participation in Wimbledon. On grass, no one is going to be like Roger. That is going to be impossible, with the elegance he played…”.
That respect and constant reverence for Federer tennis seems to be coming back to him now. Because the Swiss, always elegant in his statements, wanted to escape from the constant comparisons of Alcaraz with the Big Three when they asked him about the Carlitos phenomenon.
Visiting Shanghai, where he was honored during the Masters 1000 for his entire career, The 20 Grand Slam champion and former number one went through the microphones of ATP Tennis Radio to talk about current tennis events and, logically, the figure of Alcaraz appeared.which coincidentally occupied Federer’s historic locker room at the Chinese tournament.
“I don’t like it when there are so many comparisons”
“Obviously he has the power on the right, with Rafa’s style a little bit and maybe a little bit mine from a technical point of view. Then he obviously has the drop shot, you see him using the cut and he can play from behind like Rafa does,” Federer analyzed the playing style of the current number two ranking.
“Then he has defensive skills that rival Novak’s, but Novak is obviously at a higher level because when you do it for so many years you are left alone. As with Rafa and clay,” he added. “Those defensive qualities are basically insurmountable, but If Carlos continues doing it, we will talk about him even more and praise him more. He has the potential to do it.but it is important that he does not have injuries.”
“Maybe it’s a combination, but It wouldn’t be fair to say that because Carlos is Carlos, just like Novak is Novak and Rafa is Rafa. I don’t like it when there are so many comparisons“completed Federer, who announced his retirement in September 2022 after failing to overcome a knee injury.
Alcaraz’s jealousy with Federer
At this year’s Wimbledon, a few days before knocking out Djokovic in the final, Alcaraz surrendered to the figure of Federer and was even jealous that the Swiss attended the tournament and did not see him live.
The Swiss was honored on Center Court at Wimbledon and stayed afterwards to watch the match between Rybakina and Rogers, just as Alcaraz faced Jeremy Chardy in his debut at the All England Tennis Club.
“When I picked up my phone after the game and saw that he was here, I even got a little jealous. (laughs) that he wasn’t on my trail. Obviously, I want Roger Federer to watch one of my matches. I want to talk to him a little. For me it would be incredible,” the Murcian said then.
Nacho Encabo is a sports editor at Relevo, a specialist in tennis and the Olympic Games. Born in Madrid, he studied Journalism and Audiovisual Communication at the Rey Juan Carlos University and began as an intern in the sports section of El Mundo in 2011. Knowing German shortly after opened the doors of the dpa agency, where he worked as a special envoy to the 2012 London Olympic Games and the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, the 2016 Euro Cup in France and the 2018 World Cup in Russia. In addition, adding Relay and the rest of his career, he has covered the four tennis Grand Slams, the Davis Cup , athletics world championships, Formula 1 Grand Prix and countless LaLiga and Champions League matches. He has also worked as a reporter at El Independiente and traveled to the Tokyo Olympics on the Spanish Olympic Committee team. …
2023-10-16 12:11:51
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