Nigel Sears, Emma Raducanu’s previous coach, recently shared his opinion on Carlos Alcaraz’s victory. Alcaraz achieved a significant victory over seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic.
Raducanu’s ex-coach also compares Alcaraz’s victory with that of Ons Jabeur’s loss in the women’s Wimbledon final. Ons Jabeur lost to Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic on her second attempt at the Championships, failing to win the Wimbledon women’s trophy.
Nigel Sears shared his thoughts on a podcast: “In Carlos Alcaraz’s case, he came through and his graph was almost vertical, so he was outstanding… absolutely outstanding as a young player. His progress has been so rapid.”
Sears continued by discussing Alcaraz’s recent performances and making the claim that the 20-year-old’s traits were particularly remarkable.
He further stated that: “Alcaraz has seemingly dominated at every stage he has been at. So, it’s not a balanced equation there really. Yes, there is something genetic in Alcaraz that is very very special… I mean Ons is a wonderful player too, but this guy is out of this world.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
Now ranked no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 16th
of July when he beat world no.2 Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the final in Wimbledon to win his 12th career title.At the moment, during this season Carlos achieved an overall 47-4 win-loss record. Alcaraz clinched 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro.
He is also scheduled to play in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 13th of August and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 28th of August.
Carlos Alcaraz |
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