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Opelka believes that no American can defeat
Carlos Alcaraz.
The
American is currently sidelined due to a hip injury. As of Monday, he will drop
to world No. 587, having not played since his defeat against Nick Kyrgios at
the
ATP 500 Washington Open in August 2022.
Opelka said
he doesn't think any of his compatriots can beat the young star Carlos Alcaraz.
The Spaniard has already defeated
Tommy Paul and
Taylor Fritz this year without
losing a set or service game, both on his way to the
Miami Open Masters 1000
title. For Opelka, this shows that they can't compete with the 2022 US Open
champion.
“I don’t
think we’ll ever get a guy to beat Carlos. Fritz is the best American hands
down right now. Look what happened in Miami. As great a ball striker as Fritz
is, Alcaraz is so fast. Tennis-wise, he is up there with Novak & Rafa.”
Alcaraz
will start his return to the top of the world rankings on Monday, by just
stepping onto the court against his compatriot Albert Ramos Vinolas. Even if he
were to be defeated, Alcaraz would earn 10 points that would temporarily put
him ahead of Novak Djokovic.
