French Open 2023: Carlos Alcaraz will 'make players way more money' says Mats Wilander - 'The Tiger Woods effect'

Carlos Alcaraz can have a similar impact on tennis as Tiger Woods had on golf, according to Eurosport expert Mats Wilander. Alcaraz, 20, is the world No. 1 and top seed at Roland-Garros as he seeks his second Grand Slam title and first on the famous red dirt in Paris.

Ad The Spaniard progressed into the third round of the French Open following a 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2 win over Taro Daniel and has been tipped to challenge Novak Djokovic for the trophy. Roland-GarrosAlcaraz still has 'some ups and downs' according to CorretjaYESTERDAY AT 17:34 And Wilander believes Alcaraz has the potential to bring tennis to another level in years to come. “I mean, honestly, when Roger Federer arrived it wasn't a big deal because he wasn't as good when he was very young,” said Wilander.

“He'd beat Pete Sampras at Wimbledon, and then suddenly when Federer started winning Grand Slams, he became the biggest thing that tennis had ever seen because of the gracefulness that he played with. Dominant Alexander Zverev crushes Alex Molcan to advance into third round Jannik Sinner suffers latest shock after loss to Daniel Altmaier Casper Ruud sees off plucky Guilio Zeppieri “And now you take Carlos Alcaraz, who, for me, is the birth of a tennis player who has lived his life watching Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. “And I don't think he's based his game on anyone but he's been sort of poisoned by watching these guys play.

“He moves like Djokovic, he's passionate like Nadal, he has shot making skills like Federer. “But the one thing that these guys didn't do, is they didn't show the world that they're having so much fun all the time. “And that's why Carlos Alcarez, to me, is going to be the main reason why tennis players – especially on the