2023-04-23 23:30:02
The Spaniard explained this Sunday, after his success at the Barcelona tournament, that he “wasn’t anyone’s replacement”.
Carlos Alcaraz insisted that he was not the “substituteby Rafael Nadal on the evening of his triumph at the Barcelona tournament on Sunday, which strengthens him in his objective of succeeding his illustrious elder on the Roland-Garros list in early June at Porte d’Auteuil, in Paris.
«I don’t want to be anyone’s replacement“, declared the young Spanish phenomenon, world No.2, considered the most serious candidate for the succession of” Rafa “at Roland-Garros.
“Building our own story”
A favorite status further consolidated by Nadal’s state of health. Injured at the Australian Open in January, the man with 14 Roland-Garros titles has not played since, and withdrew from the Madrid Masters 1000 which begins next week, making his participation even more uncertain. at the Parisian Grand Slam.
«We are not here to take anyone’s place, but to build our own story.“, underlined the young Spaniard after his show of force against the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas Sunday in the final in Barcelona, where he won the ninth title of his career at only 19 years old.
«I was lucky to win the title (at Barcelona) this year and last year when Rafa wasn’t there“recalled Alcaraz, adding that he has”always wanted to play against the best» and expressing his regrets of «not having had the joy of having Rafa for the last two years» in Barcelona. “Let’s hope he can still continue to play for a long time and that we can be delighted with his tennis“, he wished.
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