‘He’s a great player,’ Tennis legend lauds young sensation, Carlos Alcaraz
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Carlos Alcaraz with his 2022 Rio Open trophy
Spanish tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz, who is one of the biggest talents on the ATP tour, ended his last season by claiming the Next Gen ATP Finals title by defeating Sebastian Korda in the finals with the score of 4-3,4-2,4-2. Since then he has been one of the favorites on the ATP tour.
The Australian Open 2022 marked the beginning of the new 2022 season for Carlos. He played the opening round of the tournament against Alejandro Tabilo, but his quest ended when he played the third round with Matteo Berrettini and lost with a score of 3-6,6-7,6-4,6-2,6-7.
After this, he played at the ATP Rio Open 2022 and won the quarter-finals by avenging his loss against Berrettini with a score of 6-2,2-6,6-2. He then won the semifinals by defeating Fabio Fognini with the score of 6-2,7-5 and paced his way to the finals where he clashed against Diego Schwartzman and knocked him out with the score of 6-4,6-2 and claimed his first title of the season. This was also the biggest title of his career which allowed him to climb up to No.19 in the ATP Rankings.
Bruguera on Carlos Alcaraz
Sergi Bruguera is a former Spanish professional tennis player. His highest ranking according to the Association of Tennis Professionals was World No.3 which he claimed 1st August 1994. He has 14 singles career titles to his name out of which two are Grand Slam titles which he won at the French Open in the years 1994 and 1994.
Recently in an interview, Sergi was asked about the young sensation, Carlos. The star praised Carlos for his achievements and acknowledged the efforts he is putting into his game.
“I perceive Carlos in the same way as everyone else. He’s a great player. Since he had this click last year in Umag by winning his first tournament, we saw that he had already grown as a tennis player. It is changing by leaps and bounds every day. The fact that he is already 18 years old among the twenty best in the world says a lot. You don’t have to be a genius to see the future he has,” he said in the interview.
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