WATCH: Alcaraz Steals the Show By Lining Up His Bottles Like Nadal
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Carlos Alcaraz is well on his way to becoming an iconic tennis player, but he wants to be the best there has ever been, and sometimes that can resemble other greats.
Alcaraz already made history by becoming the youngest ATP World No. 1 player ever, which is an incredible achievement, especially considering that he did during the Big Three era of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer.
All of them were special young players, so to be able to do something at a younger age than they did carries heavy meaning. It’s not something Alcaraz claimed to do, at least not directly, because it is his dream to be the best there has ever been.
He’s on record and on camera saying so, but he’s not really focusing on either of those players. He’s simply focusing on himself and trying to win as much as possible, and where and how that lines up in the record books is not of his concern at the moment.
He might be picking up a few habits along the way because, during one of his recent matches at the Madrid Open, when he beat Karen Khachanov, Alcaraz was spotted lining up his bottles in a very similar way to how Nadal does.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion is known as the King of Clay and also as the King of Meticulousness, lines up his bottles a very certain way, even though that is hardly the only thing he does in a very certain way.
Nadal also avoids stepping on the lines and has a few other rituals. Whether this was intentional or not by Alcaraz remains to be seen, but it’s clear that he managed to pick up some legendary habits along the way.
