'To Label Him Big Three Makes No Sense': Alcaraz's Emergence A Different Era, Says Mouratoglou
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Patrick Mouratoglou doesn't like Carlos Alcaraz being labeled as part of the big three because that era of tennis is over.
The era obviously ended with the retirement of Roger Federer, a vital part of the Big Three narrative. Alcaraz himself wouldn't like to be included in that, as he always speaks about his desire to carve out his own legacy on the ATP Tour.
Rather than be the next someone the Spaniard wants to be the first Carlos Alcaraz. Mouratoglou is supportive of that as he explained in a recent video he posted on his Instagram page where he talked about eras and what Alcaraz has been able to do.
I don't like Big Three label for [Carlos] Alcaraz. We are in a different era, there is no more Big Three anyway. And there is Novak whose dominating the game and then Carlos comes in, wins two Grand Slams at 20 years old, and he's in a position that is incredible. And it shows incredible qualities. To label him Big Three, for me, it makes no sense.- Mouratolgou on tbe big three label for Alcaraz
While the Big Three era is over, this one is rather interesting, as Goran Ivanisevic recently noted. Mouratoglou agrees, as we have Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, and many others. These players don't have the pedigree the Big Three had, yet.
"If you look at the game today, there is Novak, Carlos, Daniil [Medvedev], who's very close, he's is winning a lot, a lot, a lot. And all the others they're under, that doesn't mean that they cannot win a Grand Slam, but for the moment, they are under."
"So we cannot talk about the Big Three is we're talking about Roger [Federer], Rafa [Nadal], Novak guys who have 20 plus Grand Slam titles. So to label someone in the Big Three on the men's tour makes no sense for me now."
