Carlos Alcaraz is the name everyone talks about lately and it's mostly because of his accomplishments.
The 19-years-old Spaniard lifted his maiden Grand Slam title at the 2022 US Open and also became the youngest world number 1 in the history of men's tennis. By many, Carlos Alcaraz is considered to be a 'future GOAT' and speaking on the latest episode of The AO Show podcast, also Todd Woodbridge mentioned his qualities, stating:
“When you look at the tennis landscape over the last 30, 40, maybe 50 years, there's only been a few players that have come along that are what you'd call a 'phenom',” Woodbridge said.
“You might look at the result of Michael Chang (as a 17-year-old at Roland Garros 1989), Rafa coming through (as a teenager at Roland Garros 2005), and that's in my time at least, and then Boris Becker (who won Wimbledon 1985 as a 17-year-old) just before my time. Now we throw Carlos Alcaraz into that mix, where we've witnessed the beginning of greatness. And time will tell how ultimately great he will become."
“But the performance that he put on at this tournament was just a joy to watch, and really made me feel like tennis is in that transition, and it's going to be amazing. I didn't expect we'd have this quality of play this early from the next generation,” said Woodbridge.
“But it looks to me as though Carlos has cherry-picked the very best out of Federer (the way that he transitions and volleys), Nadal (the tenacity, the positivity), and then the athleticism and movement of Djokovic. I've never seen a more well-rounded player in my time of watching the game.”
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