THROWBACK VIDEO: Alcaraz takes on Nadal in Madrid on 18th birthday

THROWBACK VIDEO: Alcaraz takes on Nadal in Madrid on 18th birthday

by Drew Tate

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Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal will play later today in Madrid but exactly 366 days ago they faced each other at the same venue.

It was May 5th of the year 2021 with Rafael Nadal taking on Carlos Alcaraz in the 2nd round of the Madrid Masters. The present and future of Spanish tennis clashed for the first time with Rafael Nadal proving too strong for Alcaraz in that one. The final score was 6-1 6-2 for the Spaniard and destiny pitted them against each other once more.

It will be May 6th of the year 2022 with Nadal taking on Alcaraz one more. It's not the 2nd round but the quarterfinal this time and it's the present of Spanish tennis taking on the present and future of Spanish tennis. Alcaraz improved dramatically over the past 365 days and he will get to test himself against Nadal once more.

Don't miss that match later today and until it starts check out some highlights from their previous ones. You can then compare how much they've changed in a year.

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