Nadal was always his idol, but Alcaraz noticed the Swiss’s blows from a young age and developed a style of play similar to that of the Swiss tennis player
Pedro Acosta, Gonzalo Villar, Robert Sánchez, Ana Carrasco, Fermín Aldeguer, Carlota Prendes, Rafa Mir, Eva Navarro, Mariano García, Mohamed Katir… In recent years, sport in Murcia has become a kind of machine for lighting stars . Miracle after miracle, fans are rubbing their eyes at such an avalanche of new champions. But none like Carlos Alcaraz. The tennis player from El Palmar, just turned 19, is the mother of all miracles.
His teeth came out on a tennis court, that of the El Palmar Country Club, and he has always hit the ball well, but not even the most optimistic of his relatives, neighbors, friends and relatives could imagine just a few years ago that Carlitos would be in the world elite of the racket sport so soon.
The fact is that this son, grandson and brother of tennis players has specialized in smashing all the records of precocity. They have all fallen, one after another, since in February 2020 he became the first player born in 2003 to win a match in an ATP tournament. It was in Rio de Janeiro against Albert Ramos.
«My style is more or less like that of [Roger] Federer”, released that day to the astonishment of the Jockey Club Brasileiro public. No one knew him then. Today he is a world icon and he is called to dominate the circuit with an iron hand in the future. His idol was always Rafa Nadal, but the truth is that he imitated Roger Federer from a very young age, he noticed his strokes and developed a style of play similar to that of the Swiss tennis player. On the court, moreover, he moves like Novak Djokovic. A perfect mix.
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