WTA legend Billie Jean King called Carlos Alcaraz “a genius” and “a gift to our tennis.” Alcaraz, 19, is a Grand Slam champion, as well as the youngest world No 1 and the youngest Year-End No 1 in tennis history. After Alcaraz’s Indian Wells Masters semifinal win over Jannik Sinner, King dropped major praise on the 19-year-old Spaniard.
“Carlos Alcaraz is a genius at playing tennis, and I feel fortunate to be alive to see it. He is a gift to our sport,” King tweeted.
.@carlosalcaraz is a genius at playing tennis, and I feel fortunate to be alive to see it.
He is a gift to our sport.
#TennisParadise https://t.co/LmkxaqcSF0 — Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) March 19, 2023
King calls Alcaraz ‘a gift to our tennis’
Alcaraz, who will be turning 20 in May, has accomplished some pretty impressive things at a very young age.
After beating Sinner in Indian Wells, Alcaraz was asked when was the moment he realized he could be a great professional tennis player. “Well, first question, I would say when I got my first ATP point. Yeah, probably that moment I started to realize that I now be in the ATP very soon, but at that point, yeah, I knew that I have to work hard, you know, to stay there.
But yeah, when I got my first ATP point, I realize that I be or I could be, you know, in…
