He doesn t have to look at me anymore he s a star already Rafael Nadal on Carlos Alcaraz
He doesn t have to look at me anymore he s a star already - Rafael Nadal on Carlos Alcaraz Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout
On clay, Nadal improves to 18-0 vs teens & 53-1 vs non-Top 100. His only non-Top 100 clay loss was to No. 113 Olivier Mutis at 2004 Palermo. World No. 2 spoils 18th birthday of No. 120 Carlos Alcaraz by beating his countryman 6-1 6-2 in 2R.On clay, Nadal improves to 18-0 vs teens & 53-1 vs non-Top 100. His only non-Top 100 clay loss was to No. 113 Olivier Mutis at 2004 Palermo. Asked what he thought would be the takeaways of young players like Alcaraz when they faced him, Nadal said that the teenager "doesn't have to look at me anymore" as he is "a star already." "He doesn't have to look at me anymore. He's a star already. He's doing amazing things. Happy [for] a Spanish colleague, happy about being a fan of the sport that we're going to have an amazing player for such a long time," said Nadal. Hey,
Hey, Pressed to compare Alcaraz's attitude then and now, Nadal likened the young Spaniard's progress to that of the Big 3 – , and himself. He said players like these were "not normal" and had the ability to make a quick transition on the tour. He also noted how Alcaraz is already one of the favorites heading into upcoming tournaments. "When you're young, when you are very good, the process is faster than the normal people. So he (Carlos Alcaraz) is not a normal guy, like Novak was not a normal guy, like Roger was not a normal guy, probably me was not a normal guy or Sascha (Zverev) or these kinds of guys that have the level at a very young age so they make the transition to the very highest level very quick. That's what he did and he's already there, like one of the big favorites to achieve every single tournament that he's playing," said Rafael Nadal. ¡Hora de entrenar!
¡Hora de entrenar!
He doesn t have to look at me anymore he s a star already - Rafael Nadal on Carlos Alcaraz
Rafael Nadal was full of praise for Carlos Alcaraz described young Spanish sensation as a "star" as he looked back on their first meeting at the Madrid Open last year. In a video interview posted on the , Nadal reminisced about some of his matches in the Masters 1000 event, including his 6-1, 6-2 demolition of then World No. 120 Alcaraz on the latter's 18th birthday (May 5, 2021). Alcaraz has since won four titles, the biggest of which was his first Masters 1000 crown in Miami last month, and has risen to No. 9 in the world. World No. 2 spoils 18th birthday of No. 120 Carlos Alcaraz by beating his countryman 6-1 6-2 in 2R.On clay, Nadal improves to 18-0 vs teens & 53-1 vs non-Top 100. His only non-Top 100 clay loss was to No. 113 Olivier Mutis at 2004 Palermo. World No. 2 spoils 18th birthday of No. 120 Carlos Alcaraz by beating his countryman 6-1 6-2 in 2R.On clay, Nadal improves to 18-0 vs teens & 53-1 vs non-Top 100. His only non-Top 100 clay loss was to No. 113 Olivier Mutis at 2004 Palermo. Asked what he thought would be the takeaways of young players like Alcaraz when they faced him, Nadal said that the teenager "doesn't have to look at me anymore" as he is "a star already." "He doesn't have to look at me anymore. He's a star already. He's doing amazing things. Happy [for] a Spanish colleague, happy about being a fan of the sport that we're going to have an amazing player for such a long time," said Nadal. Hey,
Hey, Pressed to compare Alcaraz's attitude then and now, Nadal likened the young Spaniard's progress to that of the Big 3 – , and himself. He said players like these were "not normal" and had the ability to make a quick transition on the tour. He also noted how Alcaraz is already one of the favorites heading into upcoming tournaments. "When you're young, when you are very good, the process is faster than the normal people. So he (Carlos Alcaraz) is not a normal guy, like Novak was not a normal guy, like Roger was not a normal guy, probably me was not a normal guy or Sascha (Zverev) or these kinds of guys that have the level at a very young age so they make the transition to the very highest level very quick. That's what he did and he's already there, like one of the big favorites to achieve every single tournament that he's playing," said Rafael Nadal. ¡Hora de entrenar!
¡Hora de entrenar!