“Never give up,” Carlos Alcaraz reminisces how loss against Rafael Nadal at the Indian Wells helped him in his journey
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Carlos Alcaraz has seen a great rise this season on tour. He started the year with a decent performance at the Australian Open. He then won the title in Rio and then his biggest title was in Miami when he become the youngest ever to win the Miami Open. He did not stop there as he won the title in Barcelona Open after a lean spell in Monaco.
Ahead of the Madrid Open, the Spanish teenager opened up on a lot of things in an interview with the talk show El Hormiguero. He there revealed a lot of things starting from his preparations ahead of matches to speaking about his idol and compatriot Rafael Nadal.
The draws in Madrid are out and Alcaraz could potentially face Nadal for the third time in the quarterfinals at the Madrid Open. However, before that, the teenager shared how Nadal inspired him to never give up and keep fighting. He was largely inspired by their Indian Wells semifinal encounter which Alcaraz lost.
“I learned about the fighting spirit, of never giving up,” said the World No.9 as his eyes lit up while speaking about the 21-time Grand Slam. “Many people will have also seen the Australian Open match, he was losing and came back almost miraculously.
“From that match against him [at Indian Wells] I get the fighting spirit, never give up and fight until the last ball.”
Carlos Alcaraz could potentially face Rafael Nadal in the Madrid Open quarterfinals
Carlos Alcaraz has always been compared with his compatriot Rafael Nadal. There are for sure some similarities but Alcaraz is all set to write his own folklore. He has already shown glimpses of his exceptional talent as he became the youngest ever winner of the Miami Open breaking Novak Djokovic’s record. He then backed it up with a fine statement win against Stefanos Tsitsipas on his route to the Barcelona Open title.
With every match that he plays, the 18-year-old is only getting better. He has also broken through in the top 10 ATP rankings and is only getting started. However many experts including Alex Corretja, Andy Roddick, etc have repeatedly told the fans and other experts not to compare him with Nadal as it puts added pressure on the youngster.
Currently, the Spaniard will be in action at the Madrid Open with high chances of facing Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Surprisingly the youngster is in the same half of the draw with Nadal and Novak Djokovic. So we are surely in for some exciting matches.
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