CArlos Alcaraz is sweet. After a start to the season marked by injuries and physical problems, The Murcian tennis player seems to have rediscovered his best tennis. After his triumph in Indian Wells earlier in the season, ‘Carlitos’ was only able to play one tournament on the dirt tour before arriving at Roland Garros.
However, in Paris he had the opportunity to redeem himself, dispelling doubts with the injury to his forearm and achieving the third ‘Grand Slam’ of his career at only 21 years old. In the French ‘major’ he had to face two of the tennis players who were destined to unseat the ‘Big Three’, like son Tsitsipas and Zverev, who only had good words towards him.
I haven’t felt that way against many players, I don’t think I can do much no matter how hard I try.
In the case of Greek, Alcaraz passed over him, winning in three sets, provoking praise from the Greek in the subsequent press conference. “Every time I play against him He makes shots of a quality that I don’t see in anyone else. I haven’t felt that way against many players, you can count them on the fingers of one hand. I think that “I can’t do much against him no matter how hard I try.”he acknowledged desperately at the time.
Zverev sees them as different from the rest
Another member of that famous ‘Next Gen’ who has ended up being ‘Old Gen’ due to the arrival of Carlos or Sinner is Alexander Zverev, who He also suffered firsthand in the Roland Garros final what it means to face the Murcian.
With the arrival of the Wimbledon grass, the German took the opportunity to highlight the virtues of an Alcaraz who has not taken his foot off the accelerator and has achieved his fourth ‘Grand Slam’ final, having won the other three previous ones. “Take advantage of every little option you give him, If you have time to build the point, you’re lost. In that he is similar to Federer, but It also has things about Djokovic and Nadallike the spin it gives to the ball or the way it slides down the court,” declared the German.
Medvedev considers him the most difficult rival of his career
The last one who has gone through a press conference to surrender to the world number two is Daniil Medvedev, who after losing to him in the Wimbledon semi-finals He highlighted the amount of qualities that Alcaraz has. “I think Carlos is different from many players. Some prefer defense, others prefer counterattack, others prefer to be super aggressive. He can do everything. Sometimes it can cut it… Even a bad cut, and then run and try to win like that,” he acknowledged.
Probably in my career, he is the toughest opponent I have faced.
Later, he also described him as the most difficult rival he has faced. “If you give him an easy chance, You will know that it is over for you. That’s what makes it difficult. Probably in my career, he is the toughest opponent I have faced. But I have time to try to do better,” he finished. The one that one day came to be classified as the ‘Next Gen’ now surrenders to those who have taken its place. The future of tennis is in good hands.
