Nadal - Alcaraz en directo: Mutua Madrid Open hoy, en vivo
La opinión de Juan Gutiérrez sobre este gran duelo
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La opinión de Juan Gutiérrez sobre este gran duelo
El que gane… contra Nadal o Alcaraz
Como ya sucedió el año pasado en la Caja Mágica, Rafa Nadal y Carlos Alcaraz se enfrentan en el Esta vez será muy distinto, ya que el murciano era el número 120 del mundo, mientras que hoy llega como número 9 del ranking ATP y siendo uno de los principales favoritos. Este año ya se enfrentaron en Indian Wells, con triunfo del balear en tres sets.
Rafael Nadal lavished praise on Carlos Alcaraz ahead of their Madrid Open quarter-final clash on Friday afternoon. The two Spaniards go head-to-head in a tantalising match-up in front of a home crowd at the Manolo Santana Stadium, after Nadal overcame David Goffin in a gripping three-set match, winning 6-3 5-7 7-6 (11-9). Ad/> He said: «Well, it's a very, very tough match, of course.
Almost one year to the day, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia are set to clash on the Madrid Open clay in a highly-anticipated rematch. And Nadal must expect a completely different challenge from the ATP Tour rookie he faced and cruised past in the 2021 tournament.
Rafael Nadal said he will be the underdog when the 21-times Grand Slam champion faces teenager Carlos Alcaraz on Friday in a battle between the Spaniards in the Madrid Open quarter-finals. Australian Open champion Nadal is playing his first tournament since picking up a rib injury at Indian Wells in March and expects a "very tough" test against the 19-year-old. "I think that today, he is better than me and he has a good dynamic, a good momentum," said Nadal, who saved four match points to overcome David Goffin 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(9) on Thursday.
Carlos Alcaraz believes he will have it all to do against Rafael Nadal in their Madrid Open quarter-final, saying his fellow Spaniard «has a thousand lives». After a career that has taken Nadal to 21 Grand Slams at the age of 35 and still in with a chance of winning more, the former world No.1 has pulled off countless famous comebacks when he has looked dead and buried.
Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic could end up walking away from the French Open worse off than previous years despite a big boost in the tournament's overall prize money. Compared to the last pre-pandemic edition of the Grand Slam, the overall pot has increased by almost seven percent but the champion will be losing out with a decrease on 2019's winner's cheque.