Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz share the practice court in Indian Wells where they will play the local ATP1000. The crowd was extremely pleased to see the Spanish legend take on his young compatriot. Indeed, Carlito was impressive during their rallies. Rafa had to admit that sometimes Alcaraz was just too good.
Enjoy this rally.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now ranked no.4, the Spaniard played his last match on the 26th of February when he defeated world no.12 Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 in the final in Acapulco to win his 91st career title.
Currently, during this season Rafael has achieved a composed 15-0 win-loss record. The Spaniard clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
WWLWWWWWWW Ranked no.19 (career-high), Alcaraz played his last match on the 4th of March when he beat world no.260 Marius Copil 6-4 6-3 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Presently, during this year Alcaraz has achieved a compiled 8-1 match record. This year, Carlos won 1 title in Rio de Janeiro.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz faced off only on 1 occasion. Their actual record is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
