Rafael Nadal predicts a bright future for Carlos Acaraz and Jannik

Spanish tennis is in good hands: those of Carlos Alcaraz, who at The Six Kings Slam beat his idol Rafael Nadal in a sort of handover. An important continuity for Spain, considering how the moment of retirement of the 22-time Slam champion is approaching, who after more than 20 years of a career full of successes, will give his tennis farewell after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga.

In an interview given to the Spanish newspaper AS after participating in the Saudi exhibition, the 38-year-old Spaniard expressed his opinion on the two young champions who are destined to dominate tennis for the next few years: Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

“The two of them are above everyone else. I don’t see a rival who can constantly challenge them. One day, of course, there will be many very good people who can compete. But in the medium term there is no one who can give them real competition, as long as they don’t have an injury that prevents them from performing at the same level. Things are cyclical and it is logical that when an era ends in which there were three players who achieved more than anyone else in the history of our sport, it is clear that an era that was unique and special for many reasons is ending. But we are talking about another era, in which a player like Carlos has already arrived, who has four Grand Slams. Jannik, two. Every year there are champions and if they manage to stay at this level, they will also generate a lot of interest. Over time this interest will grow for obvious reasons, because great stars and characters are not created in two days. What makes them great is that they last over time and that at a certain point they transcend the sport, that people He actually goes to see those matches, not just because he likes tennis, but because he goes to see the characters themselves. I think it will take a while for this to happen, but I am convinced that it will happen,” he explained.