French Open: Carlos Alcaraz compared to Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal by Mats Wilander – Eurosport

Eurosport expert Mats Wilander has claimed that Carlos Alcaraz is “nearly impossible to beat” after the Spaniard reached the French Open final. 

Now, Alcaraz, the third seed at Roland-Garros, is on a mission to win his first title in Paris, and he faces Alexander Zverev, the world No. 4, in Sunday’s finale.

The Wimbledon champion came back from a set down twice against Sinner, recovering from a disappointing first set where his usually-dominant forehand was letting him down. 

The youngster’s performance mightily impressed Eurosport pundit Wilander, himself a three-time Roland-Garros winner, who compared Alcaraz to modern tennis’ elite. 

“Once he realises that he has to play like this in certain matches – less dropshots, less fancy – he’s going to be nearly impossible to beat because he’s great when he’s aggressive and he’s great when he defends,” Wilander said.

“Today, he showed that he’s going to be as good as Roger, Rafa, and Novak at defence.

“Maybe not quite yet, but he will learn and he’s quick enough to do that.”

Fellow Eurosport expert Chris Evert labelled Alcaraz as “another breed”, with the 21-year-old becoming the 11th Spaniard to reach a French Open final. 

“The Spanish players have always been known to be experts on the clay courts,” Evert said.

 “Remember their years when they didn’t play Wimbledon? They were so good on the clay but were not very good on the grass.
“Carlos is another breed. You need an hour to talk about his talent.”