The tennis player Carlos Alcarazthe youngest No. 1 in history and winner of two Grand SlamsAt the age of 20, it has acquired a global dimension that makes it a safe bet for sports and commercial initiatives.
Great tennis players pay more attention to the Grand Slams and the Masters 1,000where more points and more prizes are at stake, and they are the main actors of desire for ATP 500 and 250require interesting claims for the sporting and economic success of their events.
Here is a very clear example with Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Conde de Godó Trophywhere the mere presence of Rafael Nadal first and Carlos Alcaraz From their appearance they became a guarantee for the organizers. In Rio de Janeiro It is clear that they want to continue to rely on the Murcian.
“We have started talks to extend the contract or to renew it. On our part there is enormous interest,” said the general director of the only ATP 500 tournament in South America at a press conference. Luis Carvalhoaware that the Murcian response is still at the expense of preparing his calendar for the 2025 season.
“I think we have good chances of renewing despite the bad experience he had this year,” Carvalho said, alluding to the Murcian’s withdrawal in the first round after spraining his right ankle in the third game of the match against the Brazilian. Thiago Monteiro.
Alcaraz will always have special memories for the ATP in Rio because he made his ATP debut there when he was still unknown to the public. That day he won Albert Ramos and then lost in the second round against Federico Coria.
His growth as a player was dizzying and eventually Carlos signed a contract to play ATP in Rio for three consecutive years, where raised the 2022 title and lost in the 2023 final against Cameron Norrie before his 2024 injury withdrawal.
“He has a tremendous amount of love Brazil and very grateful to receive an invitation that allowed him to play and win his first match in an ATP 500 in Rio and for his first title in an ATP 500,” said Carvalho, confident that the emotional part will also help to reach an agreement with the Spanish tennis player, current world number 2.
“But if we don’t renew in Alcaraz, we will have someone else. We always manage to overcome the situation. We already had Rafael Nadal for three years and we always work with tennis players that the public wants to see. I’m not worried or scared. “We are going to work to get him back, but if we don’t succeed we will have a plan B, a solution,” concluded the director of the Rio tournament.
Source: La Verdad
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