‘Made Everyone Excited’- Naomi Osaka on the Rise of Carlos Alcaraz on the Men’s Tour

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia has taken the world by storm. The Spanish player rose like a dream in 2022 and people were in awe of it. The player has achieved praise from some of the most renowned tennis celebrities in the world. Naomi Osaka recently showered praises on the Spanish player, Carlos Alcaraz. People are expecting both the players to perform well on the tour in their respective categories.

Naomi Osaka on Carlos’s influence on ATP

For his recent exceptional performances, Carlos has received praises from former world no. 1 Naomi Osaka who said, “I feel like he’s genuinely made everyone excited about the ATP and I haven’t seen that in a very long time.” She is excited to see Carlos play and anticipate what he brings to the court.

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Osaka also said, “I’m not even really thinking about his age, like every time someone brings up his age. I’m like, ‘Oh wow, I forget, that’s so cool’. I think just his game style, just how pumped he is. How I feel like I’m watching him learn with every tournament.” Naomi commended Carlos’s growth.

Rising star of tennis: Carlos Alcaraz 

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia had a swooshing start to the year 2022, where he has kept his consistency of wins alive on the court. The culmination point of all this was when the Spanish player defeated Casper Ruud to clinch the Miami Open title. He won the Barcelona Open recently too. Before that, he also got an opportunity to play with his role model Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells. The player has reached his career-high of being world no. 9. After Barcelona Open; he entered the Top 10 rankings. Interestingly, Rafael Nadal also entered the list of Top 10 at the same age 17 years ago.

How is Naomi doing on the court?

Naomi Osaka would be playing at the Madrid Open. She is to make her entry through a wild card. Even though the player did not have a great start to the year, her performance has perked up. Moreover, she played in the finals of the Miami Open 2022 against Iga Swiatek.

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Conclusively, in the Madrid Open, all of us would be on the edge of our seats to see the gameplay of such strong players.