Even though Carlos Alcaraz is fresh off back-to-back Grand Slam victories, he still has a great deal of respect for Rafael Nadal in the lead-up to the Olympics in Paris, emphasizing that Nadal is the one who needs to hear the other side.
Alcaraz, who now has four Slam victories after winning the French Open and Wimbledon, has been unbeatable over the past two months. Alcaraz’s next objective is to do well in his Olympic debut, where he will play both the singles and doubles competitions alongside Nadal.
Alcaraz has nothing but the utmost respect and admiration for Nadal, even though he hasn’t won any championships since the 2022 French Open—mostly because of serious injury problems.
Alcaraz said in an interview about Nadal: “Not much. He’s also doing his thing, and we’re doing ours. We talk very little, but when we’re at the games, we’ll talk about doubles and, above all, how we’re going to do it. I’m not nervous right now. When the time comes, I will be. And yes, obviously, he’s already experienced this; he already knows what it’s like to play in the Olympics and win gold in both singles and doubles. I’m new; I’m the rookie here, so I have to keep my mouth shut and just listen to him.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
At the moment ranked no.3, Carlos played his last match on the 14th of July when he overcame world no.2 Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2 7-6(4)
in the final in Wimbledon to win his 16th career title.This year the Spaniard has achieved an overall 33-6 win-loss record. Carlos clinched 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.374 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . In the past, they have never played each other until now in top competitions.
The Spaniard clinched 3 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open and Wimbledon.
Carlos won 16 titles in his career: 4 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal in 2024
Ranked no.161, Rafael played his last match on the 21st of July when he was defeated by world no.42 Nuno Borges 6-3 6-2 in the final in Bastad (draw).
During this season Nadal achieved a compiled 11-6 win-loss record. Rafael Nadal’s latest run in Bastad was the best achievement of his season.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal fought against each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2022.
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