Andre Agassi, in an interview with Sportstar, expressed his analyses on the main topics currently in the spotlight on the ATP Tour. The former American tennis player focused and gave a more specific opinion regarding Carlos Alcaraz.
Not only considerations on Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, the three great tennis players who changed the history of tennis and made it famous, therefore.
Carlitos is breaking almost all precociousness records and will try to reach the Career Grand Slam at just 21 years old: in fact, the world number 3 only needs the Australian Open trophy to complete the circle, after the successes at the US Open in 2022, the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships in 2023.
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“Alcaraz defends like Nole, has power and spin like Rafa, has hands and finesse like Roger,” said the 54-year-old from Las Vegas, the only one together with Nole to boast the Career Super Slam, which consists of winning the four Majors, the ATP Finals and the conquest of the Olympic gold.
“Just because he got the better of the Big 3 doesn’t mean he can do what they achieved. Decisions, injuries and luck. There are so many things that can come into play during the course of a career,” said Agassi, preaching calm about the expectations for Carlitos and the comparisons with the Big 3 of tennis.
Alcaraz will currently train in Murcia, before moving to the Juan Carlos Ferrero Tennis Academy in Villena. His sights set on the Australian Slam where he is eager to push himself to the very end. We recall the maximum result achieved so far is the quarterfinals.
We recall Alcaraz closed 2024 by winning – among others – Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon Championships and China Open, winning the silver medal at the Paris Olympics, losing in the final to Novak Djokovic, in what was the Serbian champion’s only title of the season. The young Spaniard will be one of the most anticipated tennis players for the upcoming 2025 tennis season, starting with the Australian Swing which will culminate – as usual – with the Australian Open.
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