“It’s hard not to be excited about him,” Jim Courier left in awe of Carlos Alcaraz
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Jim Courier and Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz has continued his rapid rise to the top of the men’s game. He started the year by losing a tough five-set contest against Matteo Berrettini in the third round of the Australian Open. The teenager then won the biggest title of his career at the Rio Open, an ATP 500 tournament.
Alcaraz reached his first semifinal at the Masters 1000 level at Indian Wells. He went down to Rafael Nadal in three closely fought sets. The Spaniard is having yet another great tournament at the Miami Masters, easing past Hubert Hurkacz to reach the final, where he’ll face Casper Ruud.
Jim Courier showers praise on Carlos Alcaraz
Former world number 1 and four time Grand Slam champion, Jim Courier, current consultant for Tennis Channel , is one of the best people to discuss the difficulty for a player to win important points.
Invited to speak on the topic of Carlos Alcaraz, the American said he was simply amazed by the maturity of the 18-year-old Spaniard. He said that the youngster is a very versatile player, always having multiple options, which makes him a very exciting player.
“He makes a lot of adjustments, he has creativity. He has so many options that it’s hard not to be excited about this player. It’s amazing to see him play the important points with so much confidence,” said Courier.
This is not the first time that the American legend has been in awe of Alcaraz. The former Grand Slam winner said that Carlos Alcaraz has a good chance to become the first teenage male to win a Grand Slam title since Rafael Nadal won the French Open at the age of 19 in 2005 after the youngster fell just short of beating Nadal at the Indian Wells Masters.
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