Carlos Alcaraz believes it is too soon for him to challenge for Wimbledon title
Carlos Alcaraz feels this year is too soon for him to challenge for the Wimbledon title.
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For all the chat of the new generation replacing the old guard, there’s a good chance the Wimbledon 2022 final could be contested between two well-known faces.
Rafael Nadal, and his foot, under scrutiny as he chases third Wimbledon title
Rafael Nadal at the championships for the first time in three years next week, it will be the Spaniard's foot, rather than his formidable forehand, that will be scrutinised to the nth degree. Until a few days ago, very few people had even heard of 'radiofrequency ablation treatment' - a procedure which uses heat on the nerve to quell long-term pain. But it is thanks to that procedure, which the 36-year-old had earlier this month to treat a degenerative condition that affects the bones in his feet, that he is able to turn up at the All England Club ready to target Grand Slam title number 23. When Nadal rocked up at the Australian Open in January, he had not won a major for 15 months, had been out of action for five months due to his chronic foot pain and admitted that he had considered giving it all up for good. Even in Nadal's wildest dreams, it is unlikely that the Spaniard could have imagined the sequence of events that would unfold over the following six months.
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Carlos Alcaraz gets his preparation for Wimbledon started with an exhibition match this afternoon at the Hurlingham Club in the Giorgio Armani Tennis Classic in London.
Carlos Alcaraz a ‘dangerous’ Wimbledon contender despite missing ATP’s warm-up events, says Alex Corretja
Carlos Alcaraz’s explosiveness makes him a Wimbledon contender despite the lack of warm-up matches on grass, according to Eurosport expert Alex Corretja. The 19-year-old Spaniard has not played since his French Open quarter-final exit to Alexander Zverev. Ad/> Alcaraz is, however, expected to play the invitation event at the Hurlingham Club in London this week, with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic set to feature as well.
Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal's calendar Slam bid faces Novak Djokovic challenge on grass
Novak Djokovic who is bidding to extend his domination at the grasscourt major. For the first time in his career, the Spaniard has won the Australian and the French Open back-to-back and has the chance to become the first man to win all four majors in the same year since Rod Laver achieved the feat in 1969. Serbian Djokovic finished one match short of accomplishing it last season when he won the first three Grand Slams but lost to Russian Daniil Medvedev in the U.S.
Nadal's calendar Slam bid faces Djokovic challenge on grass
Rafa Nadal's hopes of winning Wimbledon for the first time in over a decade and staying on track for the calendar year Grand Slam will meet a familiar adversary in Novak Djokovic who is bidding to extend his domination at the grasscourt major.