‘I celebrated the title as my own!’ Carlos Alcaraz admits being overjoyed on role-model Rafael Nadal’s Australian Open win
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Rising star Carlos Alcaraz has been pegged to be a major winner ever since he broke through the senior ranks. The young Spaniard made his ATP debut around two years back, but he is already seen as tennis’ next big star and has been rising up the rankings and it seems like this is just the start for the 19-year old.
The world No.31 lost his Australian Open third-round match against Matteo Berrettini but he went down fighting. In a 5-set thriller that ended with a tiebreak in the 5th set, the Spaniard gave the world No.7 a really tough path to his victory.
Alcaraz admits celebrating Nadal’s Australian Open win as his own
Carlos Alcaraz recently admitted to have celebrated Rafael Nadal’s incredible Australian Open 2022 win like it was his own. Standing on the verge of the fifth consecutive defeat at Australian Open finals, Rafa trailed 6-2, 7-6, 3-2, 40-0 against Daniil Medvedev in the title clash before performing one of his most incredible comebacks in a career to score a 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 win in five hours and 24 minutes.
Alcaraz has now heaped praise on his compatriot and role model, terming his win as extraordinary and admitting to celebrate the title as if he himself had won it. The youngster then went on to declare the veteran as an example to follow.
“Seeing Rafael Nadal winning the 21st Major crown was incredible. I remember watching the match at home and celebrating like I won a Major. Rafa is an example to follow,” said Alcaraz.
However, the admiration is not just one way, as Nadal too had admitted his admiration of the youngster a few days ago. The former World No.1 said that things are unlikely to go wrong for a man as talented as Alcaraz, virtually declaring him as a future superstar.
Due to both hailing from Spain and being very competitive in nature, Alcaraz has also been hailed as the next Nadal. The youngster, who considers the 21-time grand slam winner as his model, definitely has a huge expectation to live up to after being compared to such a legend.
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