At just 21 years of age, Carlos Alcaraz already has four Grand Slam singles titles to his name and comes as the topmost contender to take forward the unreal standards of brilliance set by the Big 3 of Tennis- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. Since Federer and Nadal have already retired from the sport and Djokovic is seemingly in the final phase of his career, Alcaraz has a world of time at his disposal to assert his authority and showcase one-of-a-kind domination. While the Spaniard is seen as an heir of the Big 3 in many ways, a former Tennis pro has quashed the narrative and does not see him as good a tennis player as the aforementioned greats.
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Former Tennis Player Reckons Carlos Alcaraz Does Not Carry the Big 3 Class
Former World No. 23, Sam Querry has expressed a blunt opinion on Carlos Alcaraz and does not consider him as someone who can attain a parallel position with Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic. According to Querry, Alcaraz does not showcase the same consistency as the Big 3 displayed for years and years. He however does not doubt the ability Carlos possesses but just sees the Big 3 as a distant class.
"Is this just what we're going to get from him? I mean which is really good but he doesn't quite have that standard that like Novak Rafa and Roger had where they just don't have bad losses Alcaraz still seems to throw some some ups and downs in there," Querrey said during the Nothing Major podcast, which he hosts with Steve Johnson.
Hopping into the conversation, Steve Johnson applauded Carlos Alcaraz's commendable achievements but still had to agree with Sam Querrey.
"We just haven't seen with conviction from Alcaraz over the last couple years. I believe that his top end tennis is better than anyone when he is playing his best but his mid-range everyday can fluctuate from time to time," Johnson said.
