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Carlos Alcaraz has admitted it pains him to see his icon Rafael Nadal "suffer while playing the sport he loves". Nadal made history earlier this year after capturing a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title.
Rafael Nadal is locked in an all-time Grand Slam battle with world number one Novak Djokovic going into the French Open but both could end up being upstaged by teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz. Nadal, a 13-time title-winner on the Parisian red clay, is far from his unstoppable best as he nurses a chronic foot injury that flared up again in the build-up to Roland Garros. The Australian Open champion suffered early exits in Madrid and Rome with his most recent tournament win back in February.
The French Open begins on Sunday with Novak Djokovic and Barbora Krejcikova looking to defend the titles they won last year, while Rafael Nadal goes in search of a 14th Paris crown.
Tennis has been ambushed by the future in 2022 and two names are on everyone’s lips at Roland Garros.
PARIS: At just 19, Carlos Alcaraz is bidding to become only the eighth teenager to win a Grand Slam men’s singles title at the French Open which gets underway at Roland Garros on Sunday.
"I am not injured," Nadal claimed. "I am living with an injury. My day by day is difficult.
Carlos Alcaraz says he feels «hurt» to see Rafael Nadal suffering with the pain of a long-term foot condition. Nadal lost in the round of 16 at the recent Italian Open — the last Masters 1000 event before the French Open — and spoke afterwards of the crippling pain that is affecting not just his tennis career but also his life.
Mats Wilander has highlighted some of the differences between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz ahead of the 2022 French Open while mentioning Roger Federer. Alcaraz has stunned the tennis world with some of his electric play already so far this year and the rising star has been made the tournament favourite by many bookmakers ahead of Roland-Garros. Ad/> But despite being a slight injury doubt, Nadal remains on the entry list and cannot be underestimated as he attempts to follow up his remarkable Australian Open triumph earlier in the year with a record-extending 14th title in Paris.