It has always been known that Carlos Alcaraz has had to Roger Federer among their idols along with Rafael Nadaltwo vintage tennis players who are among the best in history.
However, when choosing, the Murcian spoke in an interview for ‘Vogue’: “Rafa Nadal is someone I’ve always seen, I admire him a lot. But Federer, that class he has, the way he It made people watch tennis, it was beautiful.” and he qualifies: “Seeing Federer is like seeing a work of art. He was elegant and did everything magnificently and I was delighted with him.”
Both the Swiss and the Spanish have marked the childhood of a young Carlos, who since he was 7 years old did not hide who he preferred when it came to having preferences.
The dream vanishes. Carlos Alcaraz will not be able to play against his childhood idol.
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You have to remember that when Roger Federer announced his retirement of tennis, Carlos Alcaraz reacted with great emotion before the figure of his referent
“Roger is one of my idols. He’s not the only one, but obviously I would have liked to play against him. It won’t be possible. What can I say about Roger? Leave a great legacy in the world of tennis“said the young tennis player.
“When I found out, I didn’t believe it. It was coming, but just like that out of the blue, it shocked us all to think that we are not going to see Roger on the slopes anymore. It’s something that hurts me“, he added.
Meanwhile, the current tennis number 2 in the ranking ATP found in Rio de Janeiro preparing to play his second tournament of the year, in which he has high expectations.
