"I would like to experience it one or two more times": Carlos Alcaraz keen to get more opportunities to face Rafael Nadal before retirement

Spain’s young tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has admitted that he wants to face legendary Rafael Nadal a few more times before his retirement.

The 20-year-old is often regarded as one of the most highly-rated young tennis players currently playing in the men’s singles category.

Alcaraz broke onto the scene as someone who would be a natural heir to the likes of Nadal as he is from the same country and was also trained at the Rafael Nadal academy.

The current world number two was recently quoted in a report where he stated that he would like to face Nadal a few more times before his retirement.

“Of course I would like to (play against Nadal), wherever it is,” he said. “I would like to face him again, to compete against him, face to face on the court… I would like to experience it one or two more times. As many as possible. It would be incredible to be able to play him again.”

Nadal is often regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s singles tennis in the Open era, having won as many as 22 Grand Slam titles. The 37-year-old has already announced that the 2024 season might well be his last as he has been struggling with fitness concerns over the last few years.