Rafael Nadal missing clay tournaments, including the Rome Masters, according to Carlos Alcaraz, is “a shame” Nadal skipped Madrid, Barcelona, and Monte Carlo in addition to the forthcoming Rome Masters. As Nadal has yet to play on clay this year, there is growing concern that the record-tying 14-time winner of the French Open may have to miss Roland Garros. Alcaraz is rooting for his idol to compete at Roland Garros and be “at 100% percent,” as he grew up idolizing Nadal.
Carlitos commented: “It’s a shame to see Rafa skip tournaments and the clay tour, which is the most special for him. Health comes first and if he has decided not to go to Rome, he will have seen that he is not ready. I hope to see him at Roland Garros at 100 percent. The world wants to see him at 100 percent.”
Alcaraz in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWWW Now ranked no.2, Alcaraz has a 28-2 record in 2023. The Spaniard is currently having a run in Madrid where he managed to beat the world no.41 Emil Ruusuvuori 2-6 6-4 6-2, the world no.32 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 7-5, the world no.16 Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-2, the world no.12 Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-5 and the world no.20 Borna Coric 6-4 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.65 Jan-Lennard Struff in the final on Sunday at 6:30 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. Their current record is 1-1.
Alcaraz has won 3 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells and Barcelona. Carlos was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos won 9 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 6 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 10th of May.
Rafael Nadal in 2023
Now the world no.14, Rafael played his last match on the 18th of January when he surrendered to world no.54 Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round of the Australian Open (draw).
At present, during this year the Spaniard has a composed 1-3 win-loss record.
Nadal will play next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 10th of May.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal squared off 3 times. Their actual record is 2-1 for Nadal. The last time they played each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2022.
Here the video highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal |
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