Carlos Alcaraz 'has more variety' than Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer 'a different animal' - Wilander on stars

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.

Roland-Garros‘Revenge’ makes Djokovic favourite for French Open ahead of Nadal — Wilander3 HOURS AGO Wilander has already declared that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic «has to be the favourite» for the tournament and to draw level with his great rival Nadal on 21 Grand Slam singles titles, and he has also compared Alcaraz to the legendary Spaniard. «I think Alcaraz has more variety,» Wilander told Eurosport when comparing him with Nadal.

«I think that's what we are all a little bit surprised over, that he's able to play with a lot of variety, and of course, the variety for him is power, and then also finesse, drop shots. »I mean, I don't really see him playing with the different spins on the backhand yet. Getting slices and hitting long and hitting flat.