Carlos Alcaraz hasn’t given up on the possibility of facing Roger Federer. Even if this confrontation will not necessarily be an official match.
Since his debut on the professional circuit, Carlos Alcaraz has already had the opportunity to face Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. On the other hand, the native of El Palmar did not have the opportunity to do battle with Roger Federer. Given that the Swiss champion formalized his retirement last September, this meeting will unfortunately never take place. At least on the ATP circuit.
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“It’s a game that I would have liked to play and that I would have enjoyed a lot, but unfortunately it didn’t happen. But I hope that one day we will have the opportunity to share the court during an exhibition match. It would be amazing”imagined Carlos Alcaraz during a press conference on the sidelines of the Masters 1000 in Rome.
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When he announced his retirement, Roger Federer regretted not having been able to cross swords with Alcaraz. “Of course, it’s disappointing that I never got to play against him. I obviously followed what he did at the US Open and throughout the year. He was fantastic, his game is brilliant and I always said there would always be new superstars in tennis. There is one »said the eight-time Wimbledon winner in an interview with The Team.