Alcaraz on Murray: It’s Loopy

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Saturday, March 23, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz is greater than a Wimbledon winner.

He’s a transformative champion, says Andy Murray.

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Watching world No. 2 Alcaraz categorical creativity on court docket turns Miami into Smile-ami placing the generally ornery Murray in a contented place.

Indian Wells champion Alcaraz launched his quest for the Sunshine Double sweeping compatriot Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2, 6-1 on the Miami Open tonight to attain his seventh straight win.

Watching Alcaraz play tennis makes me smile 😊❤️

— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) March 24, 2024

The two-time gold-medal champion Murray was watching and posted on social media “Watching Alcaraz play tennis makes me smile 😊❤️”

Informed of Murray’s tweet, Alcaraz mentioned such reward from a champion “is crazy for me, honestly.”

“I think for me it’s even better if a legend like Andy say something like this, that he enjoy a lot watching my matches,” Alcaraz advised the media in Miami. “It’s crazy for me, honestly.

“I feel he has seen a whole lot of tennis throughout his profession, a whole lot of matches, a whole lot of gamers.

“See these words from him for me is great. It’s something I try to do it in every match.”

A crowd-pleasing participant wherever he competes, Alcaraz has an enormous Miami following as followers bear in mind the younger Spaniard stopping Casper Ruud within the 2022 Miami closing.

That title match was a prelude to the pair squaring off within the 2022 US Open closing. Alcaraz prevailed in Queens, clinching the world No. 1 rating, turning into the youngest US Open males’s champion since a 19-year-old Pete Sampras beat Andre Agassi within the 1990 closing and youngest main champion at any Grand Slam occasion since a 19-year-old Rafael Nadal on the 2005 Roland Garros.

Alcaraz enjoys participating with followers and his standing as one in all tennis’ high entertainers.

“Well, it’s great,” Alcaraz mentioned. “As I say many times, I play for myself, I play for my team. But also I enjoy if the people enjoy watching my matches, my games. For me, it’s pretty cool.”

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