It hasn’t even been every week since Carlos Alcaraz scripted the largest win of his occupation on the 2023 Wimbledon ultimate, beating seven-time winner Novak Djokovic to assert his maiden grass court docket Slam and taking his Major tally to 2, along with his 2022 US Open haul. As Alcaraz now gears up for a contemporary new problem in his younger occupation as he heads to the United States Open as a protecting champion, the Spaniard made a blockbuster be offering to Rafael Nadal whilst sharing his new “dream”.
Nadal has been out of motion since January, when he suffered a hip damage all through his second-round loss on the Australian Open. He overlooked all of the clay and grass court docket season, together with the French Open and Wimbledon and is ready to pass over the United States Open in addition to he now recovers from a surgical procedure on his hip.
During a press convention held in May at his academy in Spain, Nadal had published that 2024 might be his ultimate skilled 12 months on excursion and that he intends to be a part of Spain’s squad for the Olympics which will likely be held in Paris.
Speaking to El Partidazo de Cope after his Wimbledon win, Alcaraz published that he desires to play doubles with Nadal within the Olympics the place the tennis occasions will likely be held at Roland Garros, the place the legend has received 14 of his 22 Grand Slams.
“It would be a dream to live the experience of playing doubles with your idol,” insisted Alcaraz. “Let’s see how he’s doing and how he’s going, you know, in this year. Hopefully, he’s going great but for me, it could be a dream to play doubles with him.”
Alcaraz hasn’t ever teamed up with Nadal for any tennis match in his occupation, however the two have confronted each and every different at the ATP excursion with the latter successful two of the 3 encounters prior to the 20-year-old shocked him on the 2022 Madrid Open quarters. The two stay on superb phrases with Alcaraz just lately revealing the 37-year-old’s function in his win in opposition to Djokovic within the Wimbledon 2023 ultimate.
He defined: “He [Nadal] send me a message. First he sent it to wish me luck for the final and I appreciate it. That someone like him, an idol of my childhood and who continues to be so, sends you strength and luck for the most important moment of your life is something to admire.”