At the time of composting his ticket for the 3rd round of the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal (winner 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 of the German Yannick Hanfmann), in his obsession with perfection which characterizes him, could regret a lack of power, precision, due to the lack of competition after the operation on the left foot which kept him away from the circuit for many months. A few minutes later, his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz (18 years old, 31st in the world), carried by the energy and ambition of his youth, appeared like a dragster smoking the rubber of his shoes.
"He reminds me a bit of Rafa, he will soon be fighting for the biggest titles,"
said Serbian Dusan Lajovic, beaten 6-2, 6-1, 7-5 by the young Spaniard.
"With the assurance and power that characterizes him, the player from Murcia broke the ball as much as he could and showed once again that in the short term he can rub shoulders with the strongest players",
assures the newspaper
El País.
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