By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Saturday, March 23, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz is greater than a Wimbledon winner.
He is a transformative champion, says Andy Murray.
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Watching world No. 2 Alcaraz categorical creativity on courtroom turns Miami into Smile-ami placing the generally ornery Murray in a cheerful place.
Indian Wells champion Alcaraz launched his quest for the Sunshine Double sweeping compatriot Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 6-1 on the Miami Open tonight to attain his seventh straight win.
Watching Alcaraz play tennis makes me smile 😊❤️
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) March 24, 2024
The 2-time gold-medal champion Murray was watching and posted on social media “Watching Alcaraz play tennis makes me smile 😊❤️”
Knowledgeable of Murray’s tweet, Alcaraz such reward from a champion “is loopy for me, truthfully.”
“I feel for me it is even higher if a legend like Andy say one thing like this, that he take pleasure in quite a bit watching my matches,” Alcaraz advised the media in Miami. “It is loopy for me, truthfully.
“I feel he has seen lots of tennis throughout his profession, lots of matches, lots of gamers.
“See these phrases from him for me is nice. It is one thing I attempt to do it in each match.”
A crowd-pleasing participant wherever he competes, Alcaraz has an enormous Miami following as followers bear in mind the younger Spaniard stopping Casper Ruud within the 2022 Miami remaining.
That title match was a prelude to the pair squaring off within the 2022 US Open remaining. Alcaraz prevailed in Queens, clinching the world No. 1 rating, changing into the youngest US Open males’s champion since a 19-year-old Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi within the 1990 remaining and youngest main champion at any Grand Slam occasion since a 19-year-old Rafael Nadal on the 2005 Roland Garros.
Alcaraz enjoys partaking with followers and his standing as one among tennis’ high entertainers.
“Effectively, it is nice,” Alcaraz mentioned. “As I say many occasions, I play for myself, I play for my crew. But additionally I take pleasure in if the individuals take pleasure in watching my matches, my video games. For me, it is fairly cool.”
Photograph credit score: Matthew Calvis