Rafael Nadal has always expressed his delight in having Carlos Alcaraz represent Spain in the years to come. Rafa has a positive 2-0 record against Carlito, but he had to battle hard during their last encounter in the Indian Wells semifinal when the 21-time slam champion won in 3 tough sets.
After the match, Rafa’s uncle and former coach, Toni, writing on El Pais commented:
“The match was, without a doubt, especially complicated for my nephew, who had to face it as if it were an exam.”
Uncle Toni was impressed by Carlito also before his match against Nadal to say:
“The one from Murcia had been impeccable. He had been displaying tennis at the highest level all week and getting rid of all his rivals with amazing authority.
He arrived, in fact, without having given up a single set and leaving evidence in each of his matches of that constant progression that, almost certainly, I think will soon lead him to climb to the top of the world ranking
.”Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now the world no.3, Rafael played his last contest on the 20th of March when he was overcome by world no.13 Taylor Fritz 6-3 7-6(5) in the final in Indian Wells (draw)
.At present, during this year Nadal has an overall 20-1 record. The Spaniard clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. Nadal got to the final in Indian Wells.
Alcaraz in Miami, ranking, and results in 2022
Now ranked no.16 (career-high), Alcaraz has achieved an overall 13-2 record in 2022. Carlos is playing in Miami where he conquered Marton Fucsovics 6-3 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.23 Marin Cilic in the 3rd round on Monday at 4:00 pm on GRANDSTAND. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Cilic.
Carlos clinched 1 title in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz clashed against each other only 2 times. Their record is 2-0 for Nadal. Before, the last time they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) on the 19th of March 2022.
Here are the video highlights.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz |
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