Former legendary player Jimmy Connors talked about Carlos Alcaraz's meteoric rise on the latest episode of his podcast.
Connors has been quite impressed with Alcaraz for a while seeing the same kind of burning passion he saw in himself for much of his career. Like Connors, Alcaraz loves to play tennis and does it with a lot of pleasure which is both visible and palpable.
The Spaniard won his second Grand Slam trophy at Wimbledon recently and it's been further proof that he's heading towards stardom. Connors talked about the player and his rise noting that he's quite a hybrid player without any weakness in his game, something he always thought would be the hallmark of the next great player.
Our friend of the show, Spencer Segura, said when we had a conversation after the final that he’s the next hybrid and he is, because he can play all games. He can be aggressive, he’s got defense, he’s not afraid to move forward, he mixes his shots up, he might serve and volley, he might do something different.
Connors is rather bullish on the future of Alcaraz predicting him to smoothly win over 10 Grand Slams if he continues to play the way he did. There are many factors that will impact the outcome of his career but he's on a very good path to becoming a legendary player in his own right.
There are plenty of lessons to be learned from his meteoric rise which is why he urged young kids to study his habits in order to understand what it takes to get on his level.
Kids are watching and maybe even some of the other guys playing out there, they should maybe study him a little bit and see what it has taken for him to get to this position at 20 years old. And maybe say, 'What’s he doing that I’m not? Why is he winning Wimbledon and US Open and I’m not?'.
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