By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Thursday, December 5, 2024
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The formidable pairing of Novak Djokovic and new coach Andy Murray prompts double imaginative and prescient in Carlos Alcaraz.
Reigning Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion Alcaraz met with about eight journalists in a round-table Q&A on the Essex Home on Central Park South in New York Metropolis on Tuesday—a day earlier than going through Ben Shelton in The Backyard Cup at Madison Sq. Backyard.
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A relaxed Alcaraz, clad in beige Nike sweats, was in good spirits, smiled usually and lined a wide selection of matters throughout the Q&A that spanned about 13 minutes.
Requested his response to the pairing of former world No. 1 superstars Djokovic and Murray, Alcaraz joked his diploma of problem has now doubled.
“It seems like I’m going to play in opposition to them [both],” Alcaraz stated with a smile.
The third-ranked Spaniard, who misplaced to Djokovic within the Olympic gold-medal match in Paris, stated he sees the partnership of Olympic champions as a win-win.
Alcaraz stated Murray is “the appropriate coach” for Djokovic and predicts the pairing of two iconic Massive 4 champions shall be “large for tennis” and generate international curiosity within the recreation as properly.
“I feel he discovered the appropriate one. Djokovic discovered the appropriate coach,” Alcaraz stated.
“If Andy agree of being [Novak’s] coach it is as a result of I feel he feels he’s prepared to do this job. And seeing them round and figuring out that Andy Murray is gonna be a coach, I feel is gonna be large for tennis.
“Once I noticed it, I used to be like ‘What’s happening?’ I feel it’s nice. I feel he deserves to be his coach and I feel it’s gonna be an important staff.”
The 2022 US Open champion Alcaraz is increasing his personal teaching staff.
Alcaraz has added Samuel Lopez, who coached Pablo Carreno Busta for years, to his teaching staff headed by former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Alcaraz spoke on what he hopes Lopez can convey to his staff throughout the round-table interview with the media on Tuesday. Extra to return on Alcaraz’s teaching staff and his relationship with former French Open champion Ferrero.
