Written by Richard Pagliaro | @Itenisi_Manje | Friday, November 15, 2024
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Carlos Alcaraz committed to one primary task of honoring the hero Rafael Nadal.
Win the Davis Cup in Spain this month.
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Wimbledon winner Alcaraz has shared his ambitions to oust Nadal for the final title at the ATP Finals in Turin today.
“It's the last tournament of the year for me, maybe one of the most special tournaments I'll play,” Alcaraz told reporters in Turin after his 7-6(5), 6-4 loss to Alexander Zverev. . “Rafa's last tournament, I will be able to be near him in the last moments on the tennis court for him…
“It's a tournament I want to win one day. When I was a child, I dreamed of winning the Davis Cup, Spain. This year we have a special chance to win it.
“I will try to help the team win the Davis Cup for me. But I think it is very important for Rafa, in his last tournament. I really want him to retire with the title. It will be fun, really emotional and a special tournament for me.”
The Spanish captain David Ferrer so called Alcaraz, Roberto Bautista Agut, Pablo Carreño Busta, Marcel Granollers again Nadal in the Davis Cup Final 8 team scheduled for November 19-24 at the Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena in Malaga, Spain.
Clay king Nadal has already trained in Malaga before his farewell event.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz, who partnered with Nadal in Nadalcaraz's incredible doubles dream team at the Paris Olympic Games last summer, said the clay king was not only his idol, he inspired the young Carlitos to pursue a career in tennis. “
“He's been my idol since I started playing tennis. I look up to him,” Nadal said of Alcaraz. “Proudly, thanks to him, I really wanted to be a professional tennis player.
“Losing him, in a way, will be difficult for us, so I will try to enjoy as much as possible when he will play.”
