Casper Ruud says 'rare talent' Carlos Alcaraz has already earned 'a lot of respect' on ATP Tour after Miami Open

Casper Ruud believes soaring teenage star Carlos Alcaraz is “one of those new rare talents that you don't see that often” in tennis. Alcaraz, 18, has enjoyed a very impressive start to the season, going 18-2 including several top-10 wins, and beating Ruud in the final of the Miami Open. Ad/> Alcaraz is now up to No.

11 in the world rankings and is being talked about as a strong contender at the French Open next month. Monte Carlo Masters'I want to face Djokovic' — Alcaraz relishing chance to face world number one10 HOURS AGO “He's one of those new rare talents that you don't see that often,” world No.7 Ruud told the new Ruud Talk vodcast. “And obviously if you look back in history, you see that these kind of players they reach far and they win big titles.

And he has already won one of the bigger titles of the sports. “So I think we're all impressed and I'm also impressed, but many players they have close matches with him and of course he is beatable. It's not like he's inhuman, but he's very impressive and I think of course he will probably only get better as the years go by and he will practice more and I know he's a hard worker.

Alcaraz hoping to face Djokovic in Monte Carlo Djokovic's return: What to look out for /> “He has a good team around him, Juan Carlos Ferrero has done all this before, he was No. 1 before. Also from Juan Carlos perspective, I think it would be fun and his goal is probably to produce another world No.

1 like a junior version of himself in a way.” Ruud himself produced a strong showing in Miami as he beat world No. 3 Alexander Zverev and defending champion Cameron Norrie on his way to the final. However, he could not finish off on a high note as Alcaraz won 7-5 6-4 to claim the first Masters