Todd Woodbridge says Carlos Alcaraz has the ability to define how tennis is played in coming years

Carlos Alcaraz could end up defining how men's tennis is played in the coming years, says Australian doubles legend Todd Woodbridge. Alcaraz won his first-ever Masters 1000 title in Miami last week, becoming the third-youngest men's player in history to do so. Ad/> And in the way he has begun 2022 — he also won the Rio Open and got to the semi-finals of Indian Wells — the 18-year-old Alcaraz has left pundits and fans alike speculating just what heights he can touch during his career ahead, with Woodbridge comparing him to other prodigies of the past and believing the Spaniard's breakout comes at a particularly opportune moment.

TennisRaducanu better for promoting tennis than Kyrgios — Huber5 HOURS AGO «He definitely has an X-factor, but his timing couldn't be better,” Woodbridge told ausopen.com. “There have been some great young players who came through when you had Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic at their best. So you had three game styles, and you had to beat all three to get to the top.

»Whereas now, there isn't as much to have to worry about with the top talent — both his peer group, the generation above, and then the Big Three who have dominated. Nadal regen Alcaraz can win ‘double digit’ Grand Slams — Evert Thiem welcomes 'unbelievable' Alcaraz after Miami Open victory 'The sky is the limit' — Henman on why Alcaraz win is a huge moment in tennis “Alcaraz now has this window to be able to build his game, to be the dominant player. At 18, he's still maturing, he's still going to grow his game.