Alcaraz 'more impressive' than Djokovic in tennis style but not above him yet according to Mouratoglou

Patrick Mouratoglou shared his thoughts on the battle for the number one spot in the rankings between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

The French coach is familiar with both of them having watched them up close and he's impressed by both. For Mouratoglou it's clear that Djokovic is the best player in the world right now because she showed it quite convincingly in Melbourne. Alcaraz is very good, even more, impressive in the words of Mouratoglou but he's not yet as good as Djokovic:

"The best player in the world is the world no. 1, and it's Novak Djokovic. He is not able to play a lot of tournaments for non-vaccinated reasons, and he's still technically no.1. Novak will probably be the GOAT. He's a guy who's winning Grand Slams for 15 years. He arrived at a time that Rafa and Roger were winning absolutely everything, and he was able to arrive, beat both of them, and become No. 1."

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Speaking about Alcaraz, Mouratoglou said:

"I think Carlos is more impressive than Novak in terms of the tennis he plays. He has so much power, he's so explosive physically. He also has a touch. I understand that people already want to put Carlos on top of him, but he's not there yet."

The battle for the number one rank will unfold over the clay season but Alcaraz will need to be spectacular in order to get it. He defends points in Madrid and Barcelona with Djokovic defending Rome before Roland Garros. We might just see the showdown in Paris.

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