“
I know there will never be another Rafael Nadal.
I am Carlos”
, insists the new world number 1.
If the two Spanish players have very different styles of play, they share the same equipment supplier, the French brand Babolat.
While his father, a former pro, played with a competing racquet, it was with that of his childhood idol (the Babolat Pure Aero) that Alcaraz continued his irresistible rise.
"The impact of Rafa was obviously monstrous
," breathes Jean-Christophe Verborg, director of sports marketing at Babolat who had spotted the future king of Roland-Garros in 2001 on behalf of the French brand.
Twelve years later, another phenomenon caught the eye of a local emissary, based in the region of Murcia.
“We try to sign the players as soon as possible so that they can have a common and significant history with us”
, continues Jean-Christophe Verborg.
Alcaraz signed his first contract at the age of 10, then an international contract...
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