The precocious talent that watches Nadal

‘Come on Charlie,’ he yells to himself several times during games. Carlos Alcaraz looks at Ferrero, his guide in the stands. The one that complements him in the only thing that the 18-year-old from Murcia lacks, experience. The talent who aims for the highest goals lost to Zverev in Vienna. His face was angry, even disappointed, but to be defeated against the 4 of the world who had to get his best tennis must be considered a victory. Alcaraz comes off his best performance in an ATP 500 with two other pikes in the machine gun: he defeated a former world number one (Andy Murray) and another Top Ten (Matteo Berrettini). In addition, on Monday he will be in 35th place in the ranking, the best of his short career.

It is impossible to predict how far Alcaraz can go, but analyzing his conditions there is nothing that throws the greatest possible optimism to the ground. There are no impossible goals for a tennis player with prodigious legs and a forehand that pierces the court. Two attributes to which he joins self-confidence, courage, personality, courage and a power in the shots that are reminiscent of the best gunners … in the version of a fine and neat stylist. Carlos must keep working and improving, but The earliest player to rank this high since Rafa Nadal in 2004 has a serious chance of being seeded at the 2022 Australian Open. The rivals already twist the gesture when they see him on their side of the table. Carlos is called to give many joys to Spanish sport. It is not future, it is present.