Carlos Alcaraz has been one of the best tennis player on these last weeks. He sprung into action at Mutua Madrid Open, in the match that he was with Marc Lopez. At the moment, he is one of the best players of the world of tennis and a young player with a lot of future.
He reached the ninth ranking on ATP. He debuted one year ago. In this time he could win until 3 tittles. The players of El Palmar he is without doubts one of the best players on the ranking.
“I have grown a lot as player and as person. The last year I came here to live to live this kind of matches, for win some experience, for try me against the best players on the world. Now I consider myself one of them. I am at the ninth position and I think that I am a more mature player. Now I face matches differently. I think that I can win any kind of matches while one year ago I had some doubts”, said the Murcian tennis player, winner at Miami, Rio and Barcelona.
“On all the tournaments that I play I think that I am able to win. I think that I have the level and the good physical shape to win it. But this is tennis and anything can happen. I am ready and I feel with confidence and I think that I can achieve a good result here on Madrid“, indicated Alcaraz.
Alcaraz thinks that is very positive to had played doubles before enter on individual tennis. “Yes, of course. Is not easy to play at Manolo Santana pitch. There are shadows and sun, you have all the people behind you. The doubles is always helping you with these details because on this kind of pitches is always difficult to play“
The Murcian player said that the idea to share team with Marc Lopez was born by the Olympic champion at Rio 2016. “Was his idea. He sent me a text message and said that he would play his last tournament here on Madrid. He was very exciting to play doubles with me. Me, without a doubt, I said I was delighted to play with him. And soon, the coaches and other guys of the team said me that go ahead and always is special to play with a person like him”.
Jorge Barbero