Wimbledon 2023: Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune quarter-final is like Rafael Nadal v Novak Djokovic - Mats Wilander

Mats Wilander has compared the mouthwatering Wimbledon quarter-final between Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune to a Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal showdown. The clash on Wednesday between the world No. 1 and the world No.

6 will be the first Wimbledon men’s quarter-final between two 20-year-old players. Ad Alcaraz has taken tennis by storm over the last 18 months, winning his first Grand Slam title and reaching the top of the rankings, while Rune has also emerged as one of the brightest young talents in the sport. Olympic GamesWilander excited for Wozniacki return and Olympic partnership with Rune4 HOURS AGO Eurosport expert Wilander thinks “tennis is in great hands” with Alcaraz and Rune leading the way.

“We could potentially be looking at the Nadal and Djokovic match-up here because of the tennis and the mindset,” said Wilander. “They are both great competitors and they don’t mind the big stage, in fact they love the big stage. “Alcaraz has had a little more success on tour but Holger Rune is an incredible tennis player and is growing every day, not just in his tennis but his body language is getting better and better.

In that last round against Grigor Dimitrov I was like ‘is that the same player that I have been seeing for the last 12 months?’ “This is a brilliant match.” Alcaraz and Rune have met twice on tour so far. Wilander excited for Wozniacki's return to the tour Alcaraz beats Berrettini to reach quarters Alcaraz won their first meeting at the Next Gen Finals in 2021 while Rune came out on top at the Paris Masters last year after Alcaraz retired with injury. Wilander says both have shown themselves to be “very complete” players.