“It would be something magical”: Carlos Alcaraz dreams of facing Rafael Nadal in Madrid Open final

Spain’s young tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has revealed that it would be ‘magical’ to face legendary Rafael Nadal in the final of the Madrid Open. The mega-event is set to begin on Wednesday where players from all over the world will participate and showcase their talent to claim the ultimate prize.

Nadal is often regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era, having won as many as 22 Grand Slam titles. Fourteen of those major triumphs came while playing at the Roland Garros and because of this reason, he is also renowned as the ‘King of Clay’.

Alcaraz, who grew up playing at the Rafael Nadal Academy, was recently quoted in a report where he stated that playing the final of the upcoming Madrid Open will be nothing short of magical. "We can imagine a lot of things, it would be something very big,” he said. “Playing the final with Rafa here in Madrid, I'm not going to deny it, for everyone it would be something magical, everyone wants that match. Both he and I are going to fight every game, he wants to be in a final and even more so here in Madrid, I know he is excited. For my part, the same, I'm going to fight every game, I'll try to be at my 100%, be at a good level to qualify for that final."