WATCH: When Carlos Alcaraz Reveals Rafael Nadal Adulation as He Reaches Fourth Round at US Open 2021

It might not be a surprise at this point, but Spain’s rising tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has proved one and all that he will be one of the top players to watch out for in the future. After upsetting the likes of Cameron Norrie and Stefanos Tsitsipas at the ongoing US Open, the Spaniard is all set to face Felix Auger-Aliassime in the pre-quarters.

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A successful campaigner at the challenger level, Alcaraz displayed his mettle on clay by reaching the semi-finals of the ATP 250 level tournament in Marbella, Spain. The European clay-court stint also witnessed the young Spaniard facing his idol Rafael Nadal in the second-round at Madrid Masters.

Despite losing the matchup in straight sets, Alcaraz got praise for his all-round game from Nadal himself. Since then, the youngster has slowly but steadily began to reach heights on the ATP tour.

On the hard courts, Alcaraz managed to reach the semi-finals of Winston-Salem Open, his best-record on the surface. Also, the Spaniard has a tour-level title to his name as he won a clay-court tournament in Croatia post-Wimbledon.

Being a fan of Rafael Nadal, Alcaraz believes that his playing style matches Roger Federer as he likes to stay aggressive from the baseline and never hesitates to come to the net.

Young Tennis Sensation Carlos Alcaraz talks about idolizing Rafael Nadal in a throwback video

While registering the biggest victory of his career against Stefanos Tsitsipas in the second round at the US Open, Alcaraz managed to outpower the Greek and even forced numerous errors from him.

In a throwback video, a 13-year old Alcaraz could be seen talking about his aspirations of becoming a top-10 player one day.

“I wanna be top 10 in the world, but you got to work for that. My idol is Nadal. I wanna be like him”, said Alcaraz.

Currently ranked 55th in the world, the rising tennis player will at least make an entry into the top-40 on the men’s singles rooster even if he loses to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the fourth round. This fourth round contest will be an intriguing one to witness as it gives a glimpse of what the future generation has in store for the fans.

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