Alcaraz breaks the mould of other top Spanish players according to Nadal: "A very different player, who aspires to be one of the best in history"

Carlos Alcaraz is not like other Spanish players as Nadal sees him as vastly different with a clear goal of becoming the best.

Nadal has seen many Spanish talents over the course of his career and while some got to the top, others didn't. According to him, Alcaraz is a very different player from most of them with a clear goal in his mind, to become the best:

"There has always been a generational change. It is true that we [Spain] had been missing [new players] in recent years, we were only Nadal, [Pablo] Carreno, [Roberto] Bautista, but now someone very special has arrived. Carlos is a very different player, who aspires to be one of the best in history."

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He added:

"He is young, he has started well, he has the potential to achieve great things and he is already achieving them. I'm happy to have someone very good in our country and that we [can] enjoy him for many years."

Alcaraz finished this year as the top player in the world with Nadal being ranked second. They made history together becoming the first duo from Spain to finish the year as number one and two.

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