"Carlos Alcaraz is doing everything good" says Paula Badosa

Friday, 29 April 2022 at 15:15

Updated at Thursday, 20 June 2024 at 14:35

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byErik Virostko

Carlos Alcaraz is the most interesting prospect on the ATP Tour right now, and also fellow players from the WTA Tour took notice.

The Spaniard has gained the respect of his peers very quickly. He recently ascended into the world's Top 10 and with his incredible talent, it was almost impossible not to notice what Alcaraz has been doing in recent months.

WTA world no. 2 Paula Badosa, who is his countrywoman, was among the players to laud the 18-year-old ahead of the 2022 Madrid Open, where they will both be participating at the ATP and WTA 1000 events.

"Of course Carlos is insane. Sometimes in press, especially in Spanish press, I'm asked whether I have some advice for Carlos. And maybe he has to tell me something and advise! Because when I was 18 years old I was doing completely different things than him. So I think he's doing everything very good."

"He's a humble guy. He's very nice and deserves everything he's doing. He's gong to be even better and that's going to be good for world tennis, but even more for Spanish players."

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Naomi Osaka has talked about studying Rafael Nadal's and Nick Kyrgios's skills to improve her tennis this year. However, the former world no. 1 also noticed Alcaraz's ascension.

"You know it’s funny, I don’t know if I’m going to be blasted for saying this, but I feel like he’s genuinely made everyone excited about the ATP and I haven’t seen that in a very long time. I’m not even really thinking about his age, like every time someone brings up his age, I’m like, ‘Oh wow, I forget, that’s so cool’."

"I think just his game style, just how pumped he is, I feel like I’m watching [him] learn with every tournament. I don’t know what his ranking was last year here, but I’ve watched almost every tournament that he’s played, the US Open when he played [Stefanos] Tsitsipas and just to see the growth I think is really exciting for everyone."