Rafael Nadal imposed ‘manu militari’ that in Spanish men’s tennis the hierarchies and Carlos Alcaraz he seems determined to enforce this tradition from the earliest moments of his career. At 37 years old and after two decades of competition, Rafa has faced 27 compatriots, has a positive balance with 26 (Álex strap took him 0-2 in the early stages of his career) and, finally, he has won 138 games out of 160 fratricidal duels that he has fought: 86%, and against rivals who have been number 1 in the world like Moya o Ferrero o ‘top 10’ ccomo strap, Ferrer, RobredoAlbert Costa o Verdasco.
…And among the numbers 1 is a Carlos Alcaraz against whom he also has a positive balance and who, from the first moment of his career, seems determined to maintain the national hierarchical tradition established by Nadal. Although he debuted on the circuit in 2019, it was in 2021 when he started playing ATP tournaments regularly. Since then he has had 19 fratricidal duels ante nine compatriots and of those he has won 16. He improves even against them his overall record of victories on the circuit. That one is from 78,5% (168-46) and his general record of duels against compatriots from 84,2% (16/19)
Only Raphael Nadal He has a positive record against Carlos Alcaraz (2-1) and, apart from Manacor, only Jaume Differences He has managed to beat Alcaraz among Spanish tennis players. His first victory on the circuit, in his second tournament, was against a compatriot: Albert Ramos Viñolas, in the first round of Rio de Janeiro 2019. At the moment his balance against Albert himself is 4-0. Before Roberto BautistaPablo Carreno and Barnabas Zapata, 2-0. Before Jaume Differences is 2-1 and Feliciano Lopez, Alexander Davidovich and from the first round in Miami, Roberto Carballéshas won the only game they have played.
Alcaraz points out that his style of play is “a little different to that of the other Spaniards. my ball goes more quick“His career has just begun, so to speak, and certainly this beginning has coincided with a bache of the ‘Armada’ from which at the moment only he escapes. The supremacy, like Rafa’s – Carlos is condemned to comparison – is clear. Let’s see his development…
2024-03-24 19:36:21
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