Carlos Alcaraz has been tipped to win at the least ten Grand Slam titles by former world quantity ones Jim Courier and Andy Roddick after successful his second masters this 12 months in Madrid.
Alcaraz has had an unimaginable run this season already, with Madrid being his fourth title following Barcelona, Rio De Janeiro and the Miami Masters too.
His meteoric rise from 114th rating this time final 12 months to succeed in a profession excessive of world quantity six this week, was highlighted by the very fact he noticed off each 21-Grand-Slam title winner Rafael Nadal and world primary Novak Djokovic on his solution to the Madrid title.
Now with Roland Garros simply a few weeks away, hypothesis is rife about whether or not he can carry his success to the five-set recreation.
“I put him as co-favorite, and I can’t imagine that I’m saying that in a three-out-of-five set match at Roland Garros, however that’s what I really feel,” Andy Roddick informed the Tennis Channel.
“He landed in Australia this 12 months and he was a different-looking human, he put within the work,” mentioned the 2003 US Open winner.
“I’m not anxious about this child’s physique over the course of two weeks and I don’t suppose he’s going to get prolonged within the early rounds along with his kind the way in which it’s proper now.”
Jim Courier, a four-time Grand Slam champion himself agreed with Roddick’s evaluation of Alcaraz and, when requested what number of majors he’ll win, mentioned: “I feel Alcaraz if he’s wholesome is certainly a double-digit man.
“I’m undecided anybody else beneath the ‘Massive 3’ is, we’ll discover out.
“I don’t know that we must always anticipate 20 however I do suppose double-digits could be very a lot inside Carlos’ attain.”
Alcaraz has determined to withdraw from Rome to offer his physique time to get well from an ankle pull and blister he sustained in Madrid, in an effort to head to Roland Garros absolutely match.
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