At Wimbledon,
For his first quarter-final at Wimbledon Carlos Alcaraz will find an old acquaintance Holger Rune. This will be the first Wimbledon quarter-final between two players under the age of 21 since the start of the Open era. A moment of history: “We shared a lot of good times. We have been playing together since the age of 12, slips Alcaraz. We haven’t texted each other, but we obviously know each other very well. Yes, I am very enthusiastic. I think it’s the same for him.” Memories, memories: “The first time I saw him was when we were 12 or 11, at a tournament in Mallorca. I think it was Tennis Europe for under 12s. I had spoken a little with him. It was during this tournament that we played together for the first time.
World No. 1 to praise Wednesday’s opponent’s guns: “If I were to take a gun from him, I’d say backhand. I’m not saying my backhand is bad, no. I think he has a great backhand.” And the Spaniard described his opponent: “He has a lot of passion. He loves the game. He is also a very competitive player. I could describe it like this.” Qualities that allowed the phenomenon of Murcia to seize the first place in the world and also to win his first Grand Slam title in 2022 at the US Open.
