After witnessing Carlos Alcaraz defeat Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon, Andy Murray expressed his desire to see him continue to play in the “Kamikaze” style.
Before Alcaraz made it into the top 50 in the world, Murray was one of the first players to predict his success. And he shared the reasons for his absolute trust in the two-time Grand Slam champion.
Murray has revealed why he was so certain Alcaraz would succeed and expressed his hope that the 20-year-old will stick to his ideas when it comes to his playing style. He recently shared his thoughts on Alcaraz’s playing style and said: “The thing that I love about watching him is just the freedom that he plays with and part of that is youth I think. I just hope he doesn’t lose that.”
He further added: “That’s the one thing I would love to just see him continue to play that sort of style of tennis that he plays with. The drop shots or serve volleys. Sometimes it looks a little bit Kamikaze, but he just is totally instinctive. And I love that.”
Alcaraz in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.1, the Spaniard owns a composed 49-4 match record in 2023. Alcaraz is now having a run in Toronto where he beat the world no.41 Ben Shelton 6-3 7-63 and the world no.17 Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 7-62 7-63.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.14 Tommy Paul in the quarter on Friday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current record is 1-1.
The Spaniard clinched 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz reached the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 12 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open) after Cincinnati. The main draw will start on the 13th of August.
Murray in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2023
Now the world no.40, the Brit has achieved a composed 27-12 record in 2023. The Brit is competing in Toronto where he ousted the world no.39 Lorenzo Sonego 7-63 6-0 and the world no.78 Max Purcell 7-62 3-6 7-5.
Murray will play next in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 13th of August.
Carlos Alcaraz and Andy Murray faced off only twice. Their record is 1-1. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) in October 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Andy Murray |
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