Legend praised the Spaniard after he conquered Wimbledon. In addition, he featured in the final that his former student Novak Djokovic lost.
the end of Wimbledon keep talking. By beating Novak Djokovic in a historic match Carlitos Alcaraz seems to have definitely established himself as the best tennis player in the world. What do you think Boris Beckertennis legends: “We are in front of a new king”.
The German, winner of several Grand Slams and former world number one, sure that what happened a few days ago represents a “changing of the guard”. His words are not without meaning: The Spaniard, only 20 years old, beat the statistical best of all time, the dominator of the circuit in recent years. And he did it on grass, where Nole seems undefeated as he has won the last four editions of the British tournament.
“It is true that last year he won the US Open and became No. He is 1 in the world. But at the end of the day, all you have to do is show these things in a Grand Slam final, face the best, and that’s Djokovic. And boy did he prove it!”explained the former Serbian coach.
For Becker, Sunday’s nearly five-hour battle will go down in history: “It’s one of those games we’ll still be talking about ten years later”.
“It’s great to see the footwork and the confidence he has in himself, that character to say ‘I am the king, here I am’. I feel that way about Carlos and less about Novak”he admitted in reference to how he conducted the meeting.
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