/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/larazon/QW7KJK6O7BCLHFUIX2IJB3ITDQ.JPG?fit=%2C&ssl=1 "The reference of the coaches that puts Alcaraz at the height of Nadal, Federer and Djokovic")
Carlos Alcaraz He is number 1 in the world and they are already comparing him to the best in history after his victory at the US Open. The last person who surrendered to Alcaraz was Patrick Mouratoglouwho was one of the main coaches of Serena Williams, believes she is already on the same level as the Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer: “He has the ability to combine very high power in all his shots with one privileged hand. Usually a tennis player stands out for one thing or another, but he has both. He is completely unknown how he plays and how he masters all the shots. I have no doubt that I have never seen such a complete player at just 19 years old ”.
Patrick has witnessed Serena’s progressive growth since her beginnings and is a true expert in identifying talents and stars: “She combines the qualities of the three best tennis players in history. She has an impressive counter-attacking ability, completely comparable to Djokovic’s, she knows how to organize long exchanges giving a lot of effect and weight to the ball, like Nadal, but to the one who looks like me in style is Federer“.
For the one who was Serena’s coach, it is striking that Alcaraz has in common with Federer several qualities that allow him to be even better: “On the pitch he is very aggressive and tremendously creative, he always proposes something, at every shot. The speed with which it manages to enter on the track is something totally Roger’s characteristic. Also, shoots very well for its height and it’s really good for the rest ”.
This was not the best month for Alcaraz after losing to Goffin in the first round in Astana in a difficult match from the start. Obviously he criticized himself: “David has played many games and has a huge experience. He played very aggressively and I couldn’t take the pressure he put on me. It’s something I have to learn from, I have to take note of the lessons from this game“.
This meant the Alcaraz’s eleventh defeat in a brilliant 2022. In 2021 he gave an interview to THE REASON where he clarified that, despite having been successful, he would never change his way of being: Winning a game of this magnitude makes you known, but that’s what I said, I will continue to be the same, no matter what I win or whatever it is, I will win many Grand Slams or, even if I am number one in the world, I will continue to be the same plain old boy.
