Lopez calls Alcaraz emerging as next Spaniard as Nadal reaches twilight of his career 'a blessing': "In a country that does not invest much in sports"

Former player Feliciano Lopez has called the emergence of Alcaraz as the next big thing from Spain a blessing as Nadal's career is in the final chapter.

Spain has had a dominant tennis player for almost two decades with Rafael Nadal leading the country. The Spaniard is in the final chapter of his career and Lopez thinks that having Alcaraz emerge in the way he did is a blessing for a country that doesn't really invest that much into sports, tennis included:

"Having a player capable of winning what he has won at the age of 19 is proof that the future is assured. It is a blessing that just when Rafa is finishing another boy comes out who has already achieved so much in the same country and in a country that does not invest much in sports."

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Lopez further praised Alcaraz for his spectacular return in Buenos Aires lifting the trophy in his first event after four months of not playing tennis due to injuries: