'Unbeatable' Alcaraz Compared To Legend Serena Williams
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Carlos Alcaraz is still only a teenager, but he has already been compared to every great of the game, and that list now includes Serena Williams.
At 19, Alcaraz is already a Grand Slam champion, having won the US Open last year, and also the youngest man to ever reach the World No. 1 rank. On top of that, he is an incredibly exciting player to watch, mostly because of how good he can be at his peak, dominating his opponents.
That is one of the reasons why 18-time Grand Slam champion Chris Evert compared him to Serena Williams in a recent interview with Eurosport.
According to Evert, at his best, the recent Indian Wells champion cannot be beaten, even though she emphasized that, of course, everyone can lose. Because of Alcaraz's dominance at his best, the American legend compared him to Serena Williams.
"I think Carlos will improve their game because they're going to have to play better than their best when they play him if they want to beat him. He's not unbeatable by any means, but at his best, he is."
"I almost think it's like when Serena Williams dominated the women's game and she was playing at her best, there was no way that anybody could beat her. And if she was a little off, that's when the players could beat her."
At the same time, Evert knows how it feels to have a target on her back. She knows Alcaraz will experience the same thing, and that he will have to adjust to that. In an attempt to beat him, his opponents will put him under more pressure by risking more.
"I think the current players will have to play out of the box, so to speak, play out of their comfort zone, and they're going to have to take more chances and more risks."
