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Carlos Alcaraz may 'decide future history' of tennis in battles with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic - Mats Wilander

Carlos Alcaraz's impact on men's tennis may be such that he decides the «future history» of the sport, says seven-time major champion Mats Wilander. The Spaniard is still only 19, yet has already won a major — the US Open last year — become the world No. 1 and beaten legends of the game Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.

Ad And it's this dynamic which Wilander feels Alcaraz can have a big say on, namely that the youngster could stand in the way of one or both of the two remaining GOATs adding to their Grand Slam singles tallies of 22 apiece. WTA MiamiSwiatek to be the Nadal of 'women's big three', says Wilander6 HOURS AGO In conversation with Eurosport's Arnold Montgault, Wilander said: «After [Daniil] Medvedev beat Djokovic in the final of the US Open a couple of years ago, we thought that, 'okay, he's going to be the one making the difference'. »And no, he isn't, actually because Nadal and Djokovic are still winning Grand Slams.

So there's a chance that Alcaraz will be the one that's going to decide the future history of our game. There is a chance! «There is a very big chance because of what I saw in Indian Wells (where Alcaraz won the title), the talent, the joy, and because of the selection of shots that he has. »When it comes to different match-ups, when Alcaraz is in charge of the rally he has so many more options than any tennis player that I've ever seen except Roger Federer.

«It doesn't seem like it matters what the other person does if they don't have the power because when he can control it he can hit so many different variety of shots and he's confident in them. He's got the hands, he's got the explosives. 'I hope the situation will change' — Djokovic hopes to compete at US Open 'We're seeing a new, higher

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