Carlos Alcaraz likened himself to Roger Federer in unearthed clip despite Nadal comparison

Old footage of Carlos Alcaraz explaining his game style ahead of his ATP Tour debut has surfaced after the 18-year-old reached the Miami Open final. The world No 16 has drawn comparisons with his compatriot Rafael Nadal but a resurfaced clip shows Alcaraz admitting he believes his game style is more similar to that of Roger Federer.

Alcaraz has become the second-youngest finalist in Miami Open history at the age of 18 years and 11 months after defeating defending champion Hubert Hurkacz, following closely behind Nadal who was the youngest man to reach the Miami final in 2005 at 18 years and 10 months.

The Spanish teenager has consistently drawn comparisons to Nadal, matching many of the world No 3's achievements at a young age and playing with the same passion and explosiveness as the man himself. Even Nadal has previously likened Alcaraz to his younger self, saying recently in Indian Wells: "He's a good guy and [reminds] me a lot of things like when I was 17 or 18 years old kid."

But an unearthed clip shared by Tennis TV ahead of the 18-year-old's maiden Masters 1000 final shows Alcaraz claiming he plays in a similar style to Federer. Filmed ahead of his ATP Tour debut at the Rio Open in 2020, the two-time title winner admitted he tried to emulate the Swiss ace's game.

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"I love to play very aggressively with a lot of winners," he explained in the old video. "My style is more or less like Federer's, aggressively coming to the net and playing drop shots, trying to do what Federer does."

Alcaraz was just 16 when he made his ATP Tour debut in Rio as a wildcard and defeated compatriot Albert Ramos Vinolas in his first-ever tour-level match. The