When Rafa met Carlos.🤝🎾 I wrote a match report on their first meeting at the Madrid Masters last year on @alcarazcarlos03's 18th birthday.👇
#tennis#BNPPO2022#RafaelNadal@FollowTTours
https://t.co/yTx2fWyAnl via @worldinsport
Corretja on Alcaraz's absence🎙️:
"Not having Carlos on court is hell. We've lost part of our magic and soul. It isn't just a tennis issue it's about the tension and the excitement you feel on the days he plays. You really notice it when he isn't there; you feel kind of orphaned"
Chwalinska:
3rd player in the Open Era to reach her maiden WTA final at a Grand Slam, after V. Williams (1997 USO) and Raducanu (2021 USO).
3rd woman to make the Roland Garros F on her MD debut, after Goolagong (1971) and Evert (1973).
2nd qualifier, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open Era, after Raducanu
@2weeksfromnow@TheTennisLetter Some players have a more charismatic game and a more charismatic following!! It helps to create a great atmosphere when he plays, which draws attention.
@DeGrade29@Djoko_UTD True, no singles titles. There is an argument to be made, as @Gollumwasmisun1 does, that her looks got in the way of her talent. Less attention might have made her more driven to achieve even if she was never more than a decent player.
Beware of what you wish for. It may come true, but not the way you imagined!!!!😯😭😭😭😭
@carlosalcaraz you weren't supposed to take me literally!!🤣🤣
https://t.co/onxIKlOPlx
Quality beats quantity every time. If Alcaraz somehow wins the Australian Open next year he can spend the rest of the year being a beach bum in Rio for all I care.😎😁
Beware of what you wish for. It may come true, but not the way you imagined!!!!😯😭😭😭😭
@carlosalcaraz you weren't supposed to take me literally!!🤣🤣
https://t.co/onxIKlOPlx
Beware of what you wish for. It may come true, but not the way you imagined!!!!😯😭😭😭😭
@carlosalcaraz you weren't supposed to take me literally!!🤣🤣
https://t.co/onxIKlOPlx
Alcaraz is enjoying some time off in Portugal with family and friends ⚽
It looks like he’s switched out his wrist brace and is now wearing a much less bulky one 👀
An extract from an interview with Alcaraz in 2015 at the Roland Garros U-13 tournament 🎾💬:
"I’m really happy to see a Spanish player win a major tournament, especially if it’s Nadal who wins. I think I’d like to be able to enjoy those moments just like they do someday"🏆