“I’ve seen a lot of players come and go, with a lot of potentials, but none were complete like Carlos Alcaraz” Rick Macci puts the teen ahead of the Big-3


“I’ve seen a lot of players come and go, with a lot of potentials, but none were complete like Carlos Alcaraz” Rick Macci puts the teen ahead of the Big-3

Carlos Alcaraz and Rick Macci

Carlos Alcaraz, a young tennis star who has had an unbelievable start to the season and is a serious danger at every event in which he competes, has been making headlines this year.

Alcaraz’s aggressive and smart approach, which includes lightning-quick movement, has garnered him acclaim from many in the tennis world. Rick Macci, the former coach of Andy Roddick, Serena Williams, and others, is the latest in a long line of admirers. Macci extolled Alcaraz’s virtues and the characteristics that distinguish him.

Carlos Alcaraz has had a phenomenal season so far, maybe the most gifted youth the game has seen since Rafael Nadal. The Spaniard entered 2022 having won the Next Gen Finals, defeating players such as Holger Rune and Sebastian Korda. Macci claims that the Spaniard’s game has improved dramatically in recent months.

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Rick Macci claims he can see Carlos Alcaraz’s playing style similar to Rafael Nadal

Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal

Carlos Alcaraz has been compared to Rafael Nadal since he is Spanish, has a similar never-say-die attitude, and has had significant success so early in his career. Rick Macci even goes so far as to say that Alcaraz has the same amount of intensity as the 21-time Grand Slam champion. He said,

You can see a lot of Rafa in him, his mentality. He has the patience, but what I like most is that he is not afraid. I’ve never seen anyone at 18 go from defense to attack in the blink of an eye. His ability to hit good strokes in the race is amazing. I can see this guy becoming the greatest player of all time,” Macci concluded.

Not only that, Macci went even farther, claiming that the Miami Open 2022 winner will go on to become the finest player in men’s tennis history, even after the Big Three period was over. “Everyone sees how good he is going to be,” “Except for an injury, he will be the best ever. I know it seems like a crazy statement because he hasn’t even won a Grand Slam yet. But it’s a generational talent, a once-in-a-lifetime tennis player.” said the former coach of Serena Williams.

Carlos Alcaraz will play in the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters in the second round when he will meet Sebastian Korda. Guess we will have to see if the youngster will get to face Novak Djokovic, beat him, and create history by winning another title or if he will show us his potential in the French Open after all. We will see if what Macci said will come true or not.

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