Carlos Alcaraz has always stated that Roger Federer is his childhood idol and he wished he could play against him. Unfortunately, the Swiss Maestro has just announced his retirement from professional tennis and he played his last match with Rafael Nadal at the current Laver Cup.
Why did Alcaraz not play the Laver Cup
In a recent interview, Roger Federer said that he tried to have Carlos Alcaraz playing for Team Europe. Unfortunately, the new world number 1 had to decline the invitation since he played too much in the previous 2 months.
Roger disclosed: “We tried to bring Alcaraz to the Laver Cup this year, but he said: ‘Look, it could be a little too much’… Hopefully, he will play next year.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
At the moment ranked no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 18th of September when he defeated world no.74 Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 7-6(1)
in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).Currently, during this year Carlos achieved an overall 52-10 win-loss record. Alcaraz conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Carlos got to the final in Hamburg and in Umag.
Alcaraz has scheduled to compete next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw on the 3rd of October.