Friday, October 18, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz, the new king of tennis (who still lives with his mum)

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On the first floor of Queen’s tennis club, and with the sun descending on a glorious evening in west London, I have to confess to falling slightly in love with Carlos Alcaraz. You know the guy I mean. The chap who burst on to the tennis scene like a Marvel superhero, the man hailed as the next Nadal (or perhaps the next Adonis). The kid from smalltown Spain with the megawatt smile and the sinuous ground shots. The guy who won the epic final at Wimbledon last year, and then won the French Open earlier this month, becoming the youngest player to have won majors on clay, grass and hard court. The guy who has always seemed rather likeable but also something of a blank

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