Carlos Alcaraz is on course to become “a legend” in the sport, according to Gael Monfils. After working out alongside the top-ranked player in the world at the National Bank Canadian Open in Toronto, Monfils shared these remarks.
Gael Monfils heaps praises for Alcaraz after he made history at Wimbledon against the legend Novak Djokovic on July 16. At the ATP Masters 1000 competition, Monfils and Alcaraz have each had success so far.
likewise, Monfils has now publicly acknowledged the talented young athlete and expressed confidence in his future as a sportsperson. During a conversation, Monfils expressed his words for Alcaraz and said: “Carlos is a great guy. Obviously, a great kid. You know, he’s the beginning of a big legend of tennis, you know. I think definitely a champion already, the tennis, you know. I think definitely a champion already, but it’s — I think his goal is to become a legend like those legends that we have in our game.”
He further added: “I think every player wants to become a champion, legend, whatever. He’s already the champion, you know. When you’re champion, for me, when you win slams, and he already won slams. And I think he stated already that he wants to win a lot of Grand Slams. So I feel like he’s on a track to win the number for him to become a legend.”
In their careers so far, the two players have only crossed paths once. They did share the court once again during a practice session in Toronto when Monfils was able to see the 20-year-old’s skills even more clearly.
Alcaraz in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWLW Currently ranked no.1, Alcaraz has achieved a composed 49-4 win-loss record in 2023. Carlos is currently playing in Toronto where he beat the world no.41 Ben Shelton 6-3 7-63 and the world no.17 Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 7-62 7-63.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.14 Tommy Paul in the quarter on Friday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their actual record is 1-1.
Alcaraz conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. The Spaniard was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Alcaraz won 12 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open) after Cincinnati. The main draw will start on the 13th of August.
Monfils in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2023
Now ranked no.276, the French player owns a compiled 7-9 win-loss record in 2023. Gael is currently competing in Toronto where he toppled the world no.29 Christopher Eubanks 7-63 6-74 6-1, the world no.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-3 and the world no.62 Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 6-4.
Gael Monfils will square off with the world no.8 Jannik Sinner in the quarter on Friday at 9:30 pm on CENTER COURT. The head to head is 3-1 for Sinner.
Gael won 11 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 7 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Winston-Salem (Winston-Salem Open) on the 20th of August and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 28th of August.
Carlos Alcaraz and Gael Monfils faced off just 1 time. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-5 6-1 in the 4th round in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) in March 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Carlos Alcaraz and Gael Monfils |
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