“This is number one, but…”

Victory Carlos Alcaraz in view of Alexander Zverev in the final Roland Garros Last Sunday saw one of the greatest achievements of the Murcian tennis player in his short professional career. The player from El Palmar was not a favorite on the Parisian clay, but managed to win. his third Grand Slam title at age 21.

Even though he arrived “touched” Roland Garros due to a right hand injury and lack of participation in two previous tournaments (Monte Carlo and Conde del Godot), Carlos Alcaraz He had a Grand Slam in Paris “between the eyebrows”. The Murcian admitted that he did not play his best tennis, and that, without a doubt, it was his fault. strong mentality the one who pushed him round after round.

Carlito had an early finish in the round before his match with Zverev. In the semi-finals he had to meet the current number one in the ranking, Jannik Sinner. In the semi-finals, Sinner seemed to be at the top of his tennis game, but Alcaraz was able to be patient, endure and take advantage of the physical problems that the Italian also had to overcome him and take the victory.

Tennis legend, Mats Wilander, who is the winner of seven Grand Slam tournaments, spoke about the level at which Carlos Alcaraz is. “Alcaraz has shown that he doesn’t need to play his best tennis to win, so he can win many more Grand Slams., thanks to his aggressive play and the enormous courage he shows in important moments. The game always depends on his performance,” he said in statements collected by Sportface.

In conclusion, Wilander even dared to say that at present Carlos Alcaraz is the man to beatdespite the fact that their classification in the rating does not reflect the same thing: “Now Sinner is number one in the ranking, but Alcaraz is stronger“.