John McEnroe described Carlos Alcaraz as “one of the most refreshing athletes” he has seen in the last 10-15 years, but also warned the Spaniard that he now has a target on his back Alcaraz, 19, introduced himself to the world of tennis in impressive form, winning a Grand Slam and becoming the youngest number 1 in tennis history.
“Now, a victory over Alcaraz is much more important than it was a year ago, for anyone, so the key is to try to embrace the idea, I think to be able to enjoy it, but at the same time find a way to understand what is going It’s going to be hard to stay there, because it’s one thing to get there, but I think it’s much more difficult to keep it there,” McEnroe told Eurosport’s Arnold Montgault.
Twelve months ago, Alcaraz was considered one of the most talented and promising players on the Tour. Now, Alcaraz is considered a tennis superstar and his rivals will definitely not think of him as just a talented up-and-coming teenager.
“It’s going to be very interesting to see how he handles it. It worries me a bit because it’s a lot to put it on a guy’s shoulders at 19. I was number 1 briefly at 21 and then I lost the ranking again, another one happened. a year, a year and a half before I definitely got it back for a while.
So it’ll be interesting to see what…
