“18-Year-Old French Tennis Prodigy Arthur Son compares himself to Alcaraz, Sinner, and Rune After Winning First Masters 1000 Match in Rome”

Carlos Alcaraz He is the player that anyone on the circuit would like to be like right now. His prodigious qualities for tennis, his track record despite his still short sports career and above all his youth make him a true reference, all of this not to say that he will recover number 1 soon after the Rome Masters 1000.

The Spanish tennis player is one of those young talents who, along with other names such as Rune o Sinner, they are called to dominate world tennis for years to come. With Roger Federer already off the courts, still Rafael Nadal y Novak Djokovic They resist, but both know that they are in the last moments of their sports career, so a generational change is expected that is already underway.

Another member also wants to join this change of generations. Unknown to the general public up to now, the French Arthur Son He has recently entered the sack of those young prodigies who can achieve great feats in tennis in the coming years.

His recent words have surprised the entire world, since he himself has been the one who has compared himself to Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune y Jannik Sinner despite the fact that he still has a long way to go and these three have achieved much more success than him. “It is clear that I am very far, they are in the top 10 of the ranking and I am fighting to consolidate my position in the top 100, but I feel that I can start to think about them now”, commented the Frenchman.

His first big win

These words that have caused such a stir come after the barely 18-year-old French player got his first win in a Masters 1000. Happened in Roma, in the tournament before Roland Garrossince there Arthur Son he got rid of the Argentine closing it in the first round and that unleashed the euphoria of the young Frenchman.

Currently, Fils occupies number 119 in the world in the ATP ranking, and that is why his statements comparing himself to Alcaraz, Sinner and Rune have been so surprising despite the fact that he is only 18 years old and has a great margin for improvement. In fact, precisely in Rome he will have the opportunity to ratify his words with deeds since he will face Holger Rune in the second round this Friday.

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In addition, Fils talked about who his idols had been, the players who inspired him to become a tennis player, and he highlighted the figure of Roger Federer: “I have always been inspired by Federer, but also by Nadal and in Djokovic. Roger’s composure and style were incredible”, commented Arthur Fils on the class of the ex-Swiss player.

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