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Rafael Nadal is still out of the ATP Tour: his return is expected at the beginning of 2024, although there is uncertainty about his presence at the Australian Open. But in the meantime, the Spanish champion shared a beautiful message of support for his young countryman Carlos Alcaraz, who is about to play the ATP Finals in Turin.
Alcaraz expressed his admiration for Nadal through a video published on Instagram, underlining how he wants to try to have a career similar to that of the 22-time Slam winner. The Spaniard told: "I want to be one of the best tennis players in history.
To be on the same table as the legend, Rafa. Rafa was my hero when I was young when I started playing tennis. Towards his matches, finals, lifting the best trophies in the world, I felt, for me, Rafa was my hero growing up." Nadal responded to his young countryman's Instagram story with a beautiful message, writing: "Big hug and good luck in Turin!"
Carlos Alcaraz will be at the Laver Cup 2024
It was news in the air, but now the official announcement has arrived.
Team Europe captain Bjorn Borg has named current world number 2 Carlos Alcaraz as next year's European team number one at the Laver Cup 2024. The announcement was made with a beautiful video that appeared on the competition's social channels and which went around the web in just a few hours.
Fundamental news for the well-known ambitions of this tournament, fresh from a 2023 that was well below expectations. Many had underlined that, thanks to the forced absence of the Big Three, the tournament had lost appeal and among the new recruits the most important young players were missing, including Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
Nothing is yet known about the Italian's plans but in the meantime the 2024 Laver Cup will have Carlos Alcaraz among the protagonists, a positive breath for the future of the tournament. In the meantime, the Spanish champion is working to close this season finale in the best possible way.
The last few tournaments haven't gone very well but now the Spaniard is a candidate to be among the protagonists of the ATP Finals tournament in Turin, scheduled in less than seven days. Carlos will play the ATP Finals for the first time in his career (last year he was injured) and is ready to make the fans dream.
The Spaniard started as the number two seed, obviously he will be in the opposite group to Novak Djokovic and the two are candidates to be among the main protagonists of the tournament.