Carlos Alcaraz more promising than Djokovic, Federer and Nadal as strong claim made

Carlos Alcaraz has been tipped to succeed the legacy of the Big Three to become the 'best ever,' according to a renowned coach. The 18-year-old has long been seen as a future star but proved he was a current threat by winning the recent Masters 1000 in Miami. Rick Macci has since claimed that the world No 11 will go on to overtake Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Alcaraz recently became the youngest man ever to win the Miami Open and surpassed Djokovic and Nadal as the youngest to make back-to-back semi-finals during the 'Sunshine Double', also including Indian Wells. He has since been predicted to go on to win Grand Slams and reach world No 1, with even the man himself believing he could win his first Major title as early as this year.

With praise continuing to be piled on the world No 11, renowned tennis coach Rick Macci has stepped in and declared that the teenager would go on to be the "best ever" as long as he didn't pick up any career-threatening injuries - and is showing more promise than Djokovic, Federer and Nadal did at his age. Macci famously coached the Williams sisters at his academy early in their careers and was recently portrayed by Jon Bernthal in King Richard, the movie about Serena, Venus and their father Richard that earned Will Smith a Best Actor Oscar for the titular role.

The man who also helped the likes of Jennifer Capriati early in her career admitted the teenager was like no one he had ever seen before, and said he was the total package above the Big Three. "In the last 30 years I have not seen a player like him," Macci claimed.

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"I've seen a lot of players come and go, with a lot of potential. Federer