The tennis world is looking for a new clay court king – diepresse.com
Rafael Nadal claimed the large clay places for over a decade and a half. Who could take over his place in the sun?
They are numbers that fascinate forever and may remain unmatched. 63 tournament victories, 14 French Open titles, plus a winning rate of 0.905 percent: Rafael Nadal’s legacy on the sandplaces of the world could not be larger. With the resignation of the Spaniard in autumn 2024, doors now open for the competition, which have mostly been closed over a decades and a half. The tennis tour is looking for its new clay court king. But who can be used for this?
Carlos Alcaraz
The logical answer to the question of who could most likely occur in Nadal’s footsteps is called Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard’s tennis is predestined for sandplace like that of his compatriot. Nobody of the top people plays and moves more naturally on the red ashes than Alcaraz, who explained in Monte Carlo to have changed his return technology. He now begins the out of the way from the bottom, wants to gain control and give the ball even more twist. This should also have a positive effect on his clay places.
Alcaraz to describe the slowest of all coverings would incorrectly reduce his qualities to hard court and lawn. He has won eight of his 17 titles on sand, the best victory rate shows the two-time Wimbledon champion with 0.89 percent but on lawn (sand: 0.82 percent).
