“Alcaraz won’t win 20 grand slams: neither he nor anyone else”

Carlos Alcaraz’s victory at the US Open allowed the young Spanish tennis player to win his first Grand Slam title, thus becoming the youngest player in history at only 19 years old. Some of the milestones foreshadowing the future achievements of the Murcia tennis player and other tennis players of his generation such as Yannick Sener or Alexander Zverev…although there are prominent tennis voices who believe that no tennis player will be able to surpass this achievement. From Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federeri to win 20 Grand Slams.

And the last one to announce this fact was one of the legends of women’s tennis, the French Marion Bartoli, who spoke to the Tennis Majors Match Points podcast He was emphatic about the expectations of young tennis players. “I think there is no chance that Carlos Alcaraz or any other tennis player will reach the 20 mark at a Grand Slam.”

Bartoli justifies this statement by ensuring that what Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have achieved cannot be repeated. “I think what these three have achieved over the years is out of the ordinary and I don’t think anyone can replicate it.”

That’s why Bartoli wanted to hail Carlos Alcaraz’s US Open victory, but emphasized that it was not realistic to say Murcian would win as many Grand Slams as Nadal, Djokovic or Federer. “Carlos’ achievement at the US Open was amazing, but I don’t think it’s realistic to mark him at 20 plus a Grand Slam.”