According to Mats Wilander, Carlos Alcaraz will elevate tennis to a new level and bring in more money for male players because he possesses a skill set that Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic do not.
The Alcaraz road show is in full action at the 2023 French Open as he breezed through the third round of the clay-court Grand Slam while maintaining a positive demeanor. The 20-year-old has been linked to the Big Three of Djokovic, Nadal, and Federer since his ascent to the top last year as a result of winning the US Open and being the youngest world No. 1, but Alcaraz himself claims he is not aiming to mimic any of the luminaries of the sport.
Wilander thinks the boy is capable in some areas, and some experts think he has the capacity to exceed the greats. The seven-time Grand Slam champion claims that while Alcaraz shares traits with the Big Three, there is one area in which the Spaniard excels over the others.
Wilander commented: “He moves like Djokovic, he’s passionate like Nadal, and he has shot-making skills like Federer. But the one thing that these guys didn’t do, is they didn’t show the world that they’re having so much fun all the time.
And that’s why Carlos Alcaraz, to me, is going to be the main reason why tennis players – especially on the men’s side – are going to start making way more money. He’s going to be like the Tiger Woods effect because people want to be a part of tennis because of Carlos Alcaraz.”
Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWWW Now the world no.1, the Spaniard owns a compiled 32-3 match record in 2023. Alcaraz is currently competing at the French Open where he bested the world no.159 Flavio Cobolli 6-0 6-2 7-5 and the world no.112 Taro Daniel 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.32 Denis Shapovalov in the 3rd round on Friday at 8:15 pm on Court Philippe-CHATRIER. They have never competed against each other until now in top events.
Alcaraz clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. Carlos was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos won 10 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 7 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
