Former world number 3 Grigor Dimitrov says it is impressive what Carlos Alcaraz has been able to achieve at such a young age, while urging those around him not to put too much pressure on the 18-year-old. Alcaraz has had an impressive start to the year, as he has been crowned Masters champion and is one of the top 10 players.
Alcaraz, who won the titles in Rio de Janeiro, Miami and Barcelona, is now in the highest position of his career, number 9 in the world. “I think it’s great what he’s been able to do at such a young age, playing quite mature tennis, I would say, physically he seems to be at a very high level, which is nice to see as you don’t really get a chance to seeing a younger kid, he’s still a kid, you know, moving that good and hitting the ball that good, you know, it’s just timing, timing is everything,” Dimitrov said on the ATP Tennis podcast.
Radio, by Sportskeeda. “I think you have to put less pressure on him from everyone and let him do his thing and see how he’s going to evolve, but for now he looks like he’s on the right track,” Dimitrov added.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, who was beaten by Alcaraz in the semi-final in Barcelona last week, noted that the players see Alcaraz as a quality player and a great threat. “Obviously he has the experience and has experienced most of the players.
of the tour. Roger Federer delighted all his fans and supporters recently by announcing his tentative return to the tour after many months of being off the circuit.
O’Sullivan praises Roger Federer
For years, tennis superstars Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have been the subject of intense debate over who the greatest player of all time is.
Snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan, in a recent interview with Eurosport, believes it is a lot harder to win tournaments playing Federer’s style of tennis than Nadal or Djokovic’s. “It is a lot harder to win tournaments playing Federer’s style than Nadal.
Nadal will break you down. Djokovic will break you down. They are like machines, but Federer is a bit of an artist. So playing that style in an individual sport is going to leave you open to being picked off or maybe worn down in many situations,” O’Sullivan said.
“Who is the greatest of all time? Statistically, you would say Nadal, but the way he did it, a lot of people would say Federer is the greatest of all time. So it depends on how you want to judge it, I suppose,” he added.
