By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_now | Friday, June 13, 2025
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Nadal has spent his training career focused on the tennis ball and not a crystal ball.
Still, seeing an “extraordinary” Carlos Alcaraz The world of duel no. 1 Jannik sinner inN Roland Garros’s longest final in history forces Tony Nadal to a powerful conclusion: Alcaraz has the ability to match – and probably exceeds – King of Clay Rafael Nadal’s Careers
Tony Nadal, his uncle and original coach of Rafa Nadal, met with Spanish media on Thursday Spanish media in “The Battle of the Stars” Golf Golf Pro-AM in Mallorca.
Uncle Toni quotes several reasons why he believes Alcaraz can reach a career similar to the big 22 -time champion Rafael Nadal: Roland Garros and Wimble winner Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
“(Carlitos) is an extraordinary player who has all (skills) in the world,” Tony Nadal told Spanish media in comments published by As. He’s faster, he hits him very hard, he hits him well with a car, with a background, the service is greatly improved …
“I see him as a great player and on top of this I think he has an advantage, today he does not have the best or best federator Djokovic as rivals. He has a very good Jannik Sinner, but I think others are enough (manageable).”
When setting five hours records, 29-Minute Roland Garros Final on Sunday, TNT analyst and celebrity John MCEE Hall created controversy and sparked some reactions from Rafa Nation-stating that the stratospheric level such as Alcaraz and Sinner produced to Prime Minister Nadal in a hypothetical finale.
“You took a look at them by bringing their game or now I am saying sinners and Alcaraz against Nadal in Clay-you would make a serious argument with both boys that they would be favored to defeat Nadal, at his maximum,” MCCEE said. “Do I think they will reach, 20, 24 titles or one of them?
“No. Because I think the Plateau is so difficult it is almost impossible; there is more depth in the game, bigger striking and more things happen.”
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Toni Nadal made his analysis one step further than Mcenroe, saying that Alcaraz, if healthy, can match and probably “overcome” his partner’s career in Olympic doubles.
“I am not a storyteller of luck, but he has (the abilities) to overcome (Rafa Nadal),” Toni Nadal said.
