Very present in recent days following his appearance at the Masters 1000 in Shanghai where he was honored during a ceremony, Roger Federer recently spoke about the Carlos Alcaraz phenomenon during a podcast organized by the ATP.
And if the Swiss felt that comparisons should not be abused, he was obliged to recognize that the Spanish prodigy possessed attributes comparable to those of the Big 3.
“I see a bit of power on the forehand side, a bit of Rafa’s style. Maybe also more technique coming from me. Obviously, we see the cushioning, we see that he uses the slice, he can play from the baseline like Rafa. And then he has defensive skills that rival Novak’s, but Novak is obviously at an elite level because when you do it for so many years, you’re on your own. Like Rafa on clay and all that… Maybe there is a combination, but it’s enough just to say that Carlos is Carlos, like Novak is Novak and Rafa is Rafa. I don’t like it when there are too many comparisons. I like that they are independent of each other. »
Published on Monday October 16, 2023 at 2:51 p.m.
2023-10-16 12:51:00
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