"Will be the one that's going to decide the future history of our game": Wilander believes Alcaraz will affect future of GOAT debate

Mats Wilander thinks very highly of Carlos Alcaraz believing that he'll impact the goal debate and therefore change the history of the sport of tennis.

Mats Wilander spoke to Eurosport following the Indian Wells Masters and Alcaraz's triumph there. Like many analysts, he too was stunned by the way Alcaraz was able to win that event over Medvedev who didn't lose in two months. Due to the high level, he is showing, Wilander believes that Alcaraz will have a huge impact on the history of the sport, changing it directly:

"After [Daniil] Medvedev beat Djokovic in the final of the US Open a couple of years ago, we thought that, 'okay, he's going to be the one making the difference'. And no, he isn't, actually because Nadal and Djokovic are still winning Grand Slams. So there's a chance that Alcaraz will be the one that's going to decide the future history of our game. There is a chance!"

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Wilander continued

"There is a very big chance because of what I saw in Indian Wells (where Alcaraz won the title), the talent, the joy, and because of the selection of shots that he has. When it comes to different match-ups, when Alcaraz is in charge of the rally he has so many more options than any tennis player that I've ever seen except Roger Federer. It doesn't seem like it matters what the other person does if they don't have the power because when he can control it he can hit so many different variety of shots and he's confident in them. He's got the hands, he's got the explosives."

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