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"The sky seems to be the limit at this point": McEnroe in awe at Alcaraz after latest win
ATPWednesday, 31 May 2023 at 23:30
John
McEnroe expressed his opinion that Carlos Alcaraz could win "at
least" 10 majors.
The World
No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz is the top favorite to win the French Open and has shown
impressive form so far. The seven-time Grand Slam champion John McEnroe
assessed the level that the 20-year-old player has displayed at Roland Garros
and his potential to win more major titles.
"You’re
darn right [if Alcaraz could win more majors]," McEnroe said.
"You
say 10 [Grand Slams] and that sounds absurd to the other guys who are at 20,
22. You then think that he should get at least that much. I always thought,
‘hey, I’ve got seven, that’s pretty good’, but now it’s like, ‘where did I go
wrong?’
"The
sky seems to be the limit at this point. Expectations are so high; you want to
temper them and put more pressure on him, but he seems to handle it unbelievably
well. At some point, it’s going to hit him, and we just hope he will be ready
for it then,” he added.
"Truthfully,
I think he is a complete player," McEnro continued. "His backhand
could be better, and I’m trying to think what else. I’d give [all his
attributes] an A or an A+. His backhand would be a B+. That’s not to say it’s
bad.
"I’m
not kidding, this is the best I've ever seen a 20-year-old, as complete a player.
Sampras had the biggest serve I ever saw in my life. How could someone that age
serve that big? Becker was another. Pete’s backhand [was weaker], and Boris
maybe didn’t move as well as some of the other guys.
"You
could look at a couple of things and figure that if they won as much as they
did, if they did improve, they weren’t already completely there. [Alcaraz] is
all there," concluded the former world No. 1 .
Carlos
Alcaraz had smooth victories in the first two rounds against Flavio Cobolli and
Taro Daniel. However, a tougher challenge awaits him in the third round as he
is set to face the always dangerous Denis Shapovalov.
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