Carlos Alcaraz announced after his exhibition victory over Norwegian Casper Ruud who still gets nervous when he talks to Rafa Nadal because he is her “idol and role model.”
“I think those roots will always appear and it’s impossible to avoid them. In that picture I was thirteen years old“added Murcian after the organization of the tournament showed a snapshot of Nadal and Alcaraz as a child at the presentation of the trophy of a national competition.
He also commented that it was “amazing to meet Leo Messi.” “He was too busy shaking everyone’s hand, so I only spoke to him briefly. I would like to speak to him longer one day,” he added as the illuminated screens changed to a picture of the tennis player with the Argentine star..
The Murcian commented before saying goodbye to the Rod Laver crowd He hardly has time to explore the city of Melbourne, although he would one day like to visit the zoo after his opponent Ruud revealed that he had taken advantage of these days to visit the Werribee Open Range Zoo.
Alcaraz successfully defeated Norwegian Casper Ruud this Friday 6-4, 6-2 at Rod Laver Arena, in what is the final exhibition match before the start of the Australian Open which takes place this Sunday.
The Murcian, who fell in a tough fight this Wednesday in one of these exhibitions against the local Alex De Miñaur, The meeting started at half throttle and with a smile from ear to ear that dazzled the huge audience that took advantage of the low ticket prices to see the battle between the two tennis players who played in the final of the US Open in 2022.
Ruud took a 2-4 lead in the first set after suffering a breakdown that prompted the Murcian to bring out his best repertoire.
Alcaraz scored in the next eight games after finding a rhythm with his strong forehand and protecting an improved backhand he executed with few errors as a result of impeccable footwork.
Ruud raised his arms and smiled at the crowd after holding serve and breaking his opponent’s eight game streak in the second set. In the end, the Norwegian could only play one more game to eventually lose 6-2 in the second set.
Source: La Verdad
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