“It’s a joy to have Carlos Alcaraz in Spanish tennis,” Madrid Open director Feliciano Lopez lauds the Spanish teenager

“It’s a joy to have Carlos Alcaraz in Spanish tennis,” Madrid Open director Feliciano Lopez lauds the Spanish teenager

Carlos Alcaraz, Feliciano Lopez

The Madrid Open promises to be a big celebration of tennis, especially with so many top players featuring this year. Recently tournament director Feliciano Lopez came to ‘La Pizarra de Quintana’ to discuss the details regarding the tournament happening in the Spanish capital. The former player wants everyone to feel comfortable at the tournament and wants them to come back for many more years.

“At the player level, what we want is for them to feel comfortable and loved so that they want to come back for more years. For people, this is a social event. The idea is that everyone feels part of the tournament, and I think that we have achieved,” Lopez shared.

Lopez highlights how stalwarts like Paula Badosa and Rafael Nadal are very good for Spanish tennis and both of them will be in action at the Spanish capital. The former player also lauded the rise of Spanish youngster Carlos Alcaraz. “We have Paula Badosa and Nadal among many others. In addition, this is one of the most special editions in recent years for various reasons, although the first of all is the absence of Manolo Santana.”

“Organizing all this takes a long time. We are already thinking about things for next year. I think that Spanish tennis is in an incredible moment and we are very excited that Rafa is here with us. I have hopes in that we can see him 100% on Wednesday. It’s a joy to have someone like Carlos Alcaraz in Spanish tennis,” Lopez concluded.

Carlos Alcaraz is surely a contender for the Madrid Open

Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz

The Madrid Open is one of the biggest tournaments on the ATP and also WTA tour as some of the top players starting from World No.2 Paula Badosa, Naomi Osaka to Maria Sakkari, Emma Raducanu are all present at the event as they fight it out against each other for the title. Similarly, the ATP event will see the return of Rafael Nadal, who was sidelined due to an injury that he sustained during the semifinals at the Indian Wells. Novak Djokovic and defending champion Alexander Zverev will also be in action.

However, the focus will be on Carlos Alcaraz who is coming to this event after winning the Barcelona Open and is in splendid form. The teenager became the youngest ever to win the Miami Open and after that has backed it with a title at Barcelona after defeating compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta. Therefore he will be aiming to win the title in Madrid aswell and considering his form he is definitely a candidate to stake claims.

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