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Carlos Alcaraz has been told to "focus on himself" amid multiple warnings over the comparisons people have drawn between the 18-year-old and Rafael Nadal. Both Alcaraz's coach Juan Carlos Ferrero and former world No 2 Alex Corretja have encouraged the world No 11 to "keep his own way".
Alex Corretja believes Stefanos Tsitsipas was “desperate” when he appeared to hit the ball at Carlos Alcaraz during their quarter-final clash at the Barcelona Open. Tsitsipas was down 5-4 and 40-0 when he ran to pick up a volley on his forehand side. Ad/> With Alcaraz at the net, Tsitsipas fired the ball back straight down the middle of the court, forcing his opponent to duck out of the way.
Alex Corretja has warned against making comparisons between Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal after the 18-year-old’s victory at the Barcelona Open. Alcaraz moved up to ninth in the ATP rankings with a 6-3 6-2 win over Pablo Carreno to become the youngest man to break into the top ten since Nadal. Ad/> He said: “We all know that the comparison between Nadal and Alcaraz will exist.
Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will make his return to action at the Madrid Open, which starts on May 1. The 21-time Grand Slam champion has not played since losing in the Indian Wells final to Taylor Fritz. Ad/> Nadal suffered breathing issues during the match and revealed afterwards that he has a stress fracture in one of his ribs.
Un cohete Atiende por Carlos Alcaraz. Con 18 años, 11 meses y 20 días, en sólo un año ha pasado del puesto 119º de la clasificación mundial al noveno, un ascenso de 110 escalones. El murciano es desde el lunes Top 10. Un club exclusivo, una frontera difícil de traspasar para cualquier tenista pero que él ha conseguido dejar atrás con sólo 77 partidos en el circuito (56 victorias, un 72,7% de efectividad). Un recorrido en el que caben Miami (Masters 1.000) y las NextGen Finals.
Spanish 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest man to break into the ATP top 10 since countryman Rafael Nadal almost exactly 17 years ago, moving up to number nine in the world after winning the Barcelona Open.
Carlos Alcaraz says he doesn’t «have any limits» after becoming the youngest player since Rafael Nadal in 2005 to break into the ATP top 10. Alcaraz won the Barcelona Open on Sunday to clinch his third title of a hugely impressive season. Ad/> He has also lifted titles in Rio de Janeiro and Miami, and has moved up to No.
LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz moved up to No. 9 in the ATP rankings on Monday, a little more than a month before he turns 19, making him the youngest man to break into the top 10 since Rafael Nadal did it exactly 17 years ago.