Carlos Alcaraz has emerged as the next tennis superstar, but his play has recently been inconsistent. Mats Wilander, a legendary tennis player, compares the 20-year-old to Roger Federer.
To put things in perspective, Alcaraz fell out of the top two this week for the first time since winning the US Open in 2022. Following his victory at the Indian Wells Masters, he was considered the favourite to win the Sunshine Doubles. But Grigor Dimitrov handled him expertly, exposing the weakness in his game.
But according to Wilander, Alcaraz’s unpredictable and variable style will make him one of the all-time great tennis players. Like a particular Swiss athlete who became the first men’s tennis player to win 20 Grand Slams after putting up nearly 15 years of continuous excellence.
Wilander stated his remarks about Alcaraz and said: “When I see Carlos Alcaraz play tennis, it reminds me so much of the great Roger Federer. Again, I normally call him [Federer] the greatest player of all time, and that has nothing to do with the statistics or the results. It has to do with what he meant for the sport and the expectations that people had. Carlos Alcaraz is going through the same thing. I think Carlos Alcaraz could become the second most important tennis player to ever play our sport because of what he brings to the court.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
Now ranked no.3, Alcaraz played his last match on the 28th
of March when he capitulated to world no.9 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in Miami (draw).This season Carlos has managed to achieve a composed 15-4 record. This year, the Spaniard conquered 1 title in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz will square off with the world no.35 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the 2nd round. Their actual head to head record is 3-2 for Auger-Aliassime.
Alcaraz conquered 1 title in 2024 in Indian Wells.
The Spaniard won 14 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz is scheduled to compete next in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 15th of April.