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Carlos Alcaraz: Why 'human highlight reel' is exactly what tennis needs with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal out

Former NBA player Dominique Wilkins was the original ‘human highlight reel’, nicknamed as such because of his athletic ability and highlight reel dunking skills. He was one of the one of the greatest dunkers in NBA history, a Hall of Famer, and one of the league’s best-ever players. It might be a little too early to say Carlos Alcaraz will definitely go down as one of the greatest players in tennis history, but he undoubtedly has the same highlight-reel, wow-factor as Wilkins.

Ad Indian Wells champion Alcaraz is explosive, electric, a crowd thriller, a shot-making phenom. ATP Indian WellsAfter 912 weeks, Nadal's 'miracle' record top-10 streak comes to an end3 HOURS AGO There are few others like him right now, and he could be exactly what men's tennis needs in the post-'big three' era. He’s not Novak Djokovic, he’s not Rafael Nadal and he’s not Roger Federer – and he’s all the more exciting more for being his own player.

Alcaraz can hit incredible winners, he can stretch and slide for unreachable balls like Djokovic, his drop shots are probably unrivalled, and his speed is up there with the best too. World No. 36 Tallon Griekspoor described him as “unbelievable” ahead of their last-32 meeting at Indian Wells.

“He has basically the whole package. I don’t know what he doesn’t have. He has everything,” added Griekspoor.

Alcaraz beats Medvedev to win Indian Wells Medvedev jokes about 'toxic relationship' with courts “I think the physical part is unbelievable, and I think mentally, for his age, he’s really far [ahead]. I cannot give you one weak point of his game. «He showed it already for a whole year or two years already, showed the whole world why he’s one of the best players.

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