Carlos Alcaraz is often compared to Rafael Nadal, even if his style is completely different. Nevertheless, it is almost impossible not to liken Carlito to Rafa. Both are Spanish, hard workers, and extremely precocious. Carlos Alcaraz breaks into the top10 on Monday the 25th of April at just 18 years of age after winning the ATP 500 in Barcelona. It’s interesting that Rafael Nadal did precisely the same in 2005. Also, on that occasion, the King of Clay won Barcelona at just 18 years of age to break into the top 10 for the first time in his career.
After winning the event in Catalonia, Carlos Alcaraz commented:
“I’m happy to know that at 18 years old I’m in the Top 10, and to do it [at] the same age as my idol Rafa is impressive.”
Carlito will now rest before trying to win also the upcoming ATP1000 in Madrid that would be played in a couple of weeks.
Alcaraz in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2022
LWLLWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.11 (career-high), Carlos has managed to achieve a compiled 23-3 win-loss record in 2022. The Spaniard is currently having a run in Barcelona where he overcame Soon-Woo Kwon 6-1 2-6 6-2, Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-3 6-3, Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 5-7 6-2, Alex De Minaur 6-74 7-64 6-4 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 6-2.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Currently ranked no.4, the Spaniard played his last match on the 20th of March when he surrendered to world no.13 Taylor Fritz 6-3 7-6(5) in the final in Indian Wells (draw).
At present, during this year the Spaniard has managed to achieve a composed 20-1 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. Nadal got to the final in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal squared off only twice. Their current head to head 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 the video highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal |
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