Novak Djokovic served warning as star dubbed ‘mini-Rafael Nadal’ tipped to…
Novak Djokovic has been served a strong warning by Brad Gilbert, with the former star and coach tipping Carlos Alcaraz to cause him problems at future Grand Slam events. Alcaraz – who has been dubbed the mini-Rafael Nadal – is one of tennis’ hottest prospects on the ATP Tour.
And, Gilbert believes he could well be the man to cause issues for Djokovic, especially when he is battling it out in slam events. Alcaraz is just 18 years old and is currently inside the world’s top 20, ranked in 16th.
Novak Djokovic served warning as star dubbed ‘mini-Rafael Nadal’ tipped to…
The teenager has been tipped by many for big things, and to emulate his fellow Spaniard Nadal later down the line.
And former star Gilbert – who coached Andre Agassi to six of his eight Slam titles and Andy Roddick to his US Open win in 2003, has admitted he thinks he could be one of the sport’s rising stars to get in the way of Djokovic’s future endeavours.
Speaking on the Holding Court Podcast, he said: “I wanna see Carlos Alcaraz play [Djokovic]. I think Alcaraz is going to come on court and play him and think, ‘Okay, he’s not the same.’
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The American then went on: “I think if someone has to play him in the fourth round of a Slam, if you like to bet, put a few on Alcaraz. He’s right there and I like his chances of winning one of the next four Slams.”
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