‘Carlos Alcaraz has made everyone excited again,’ says Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka says the rise of Carlos Alcaraz on the ATP Tour has been a breath of recent air and made everybody excited and eager to look at his development with each match. 

Alcaraz is having an unbelievable 12 months rising from a rating of 120 in Might 2021 to world quantity 9 this week, the youngest participant to succeed in the highest ten since Rafael Nadal.

After successful the ATP Subsequent Gen finals final November, 18-year-old Alcaraz has began 2022 with unbelievable momentum with a formidable 23 – 3 win loss file up to now.

The younger Spaniard has gained three titles up to now in Rio de Janeiro, Miami and Barcelona and reached the semi-finals in Indian Wells and Osaka says she is having fun with watching his unbelievable progress.

“I really feel like he’s genuinely made everybody excited concerning the ATP and I haven’t seen that in a really very long time,” Osaka informed reporters on the Caja Magica, the place she is about to play the Madrid Open.

Though a lot of the outdoors curiosity in Alcaraz appears to give attention to comparisons along with his compatriot Rafael Nadal and his younger age, Osaka says it’s extra his perspective and enjoying model that makes his stand out from his rivals.

“I’m not even actually serious about his age, like each time somebody brings up his age, I’m like, ‘Oh wow, I neglect, that’s so cool’,” stated Osaka.

“I believe simply his sport model, simply how pumped he’s, how I really feel like I’m watching him be taught with each match.

“I don’t know what his rating was final 12 months right here, however I’ve watched virtually each match that he’s performed, the US Open when he performed (Stefanos) Tsitsipas and simply to see the expansion I believe is actually thrilling for everybody.”

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