It was the last. The last duel between Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. The great Spanish tennis player and the young man who has just arrived and who has already won four major tournaments. Without a doubt, the heir. They will never face each other again. And the Murcian took the game convincingly. He had no pity for his great childhood idol. The student outperformed the teacher during their last confrontation.
Carlitos won 6-3 and 6-3. The Murcian is much superior, who will find himself in the grand final Jannik Sinnér. From the start, he imposed his pace and Rafa couldn’t do it.
And Nadal will play one last match before the Davis Cup in Malaga, where he will hang up his racket for good. It will be against Novak Djokovic in the fight for third and fourth places. A match that tennis enjoyed so much and which left indelible memories for all fans. Nostalgia party.
Together for Davis
Carlitos and Rafa won’t face each other again, but they could share a track. They will play together in the Spanish team in Davis Cup from the end of November. The team led by David Ferrer will face the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.
And even if the presence of Marcel Granollers, world number 1 in doubles, will be decisive, it is not excluded that “Nadalcaraz” returns as happened at the Paris Olympic Games. It will be in Malaga. The last quote from a Rafa who will be received like a true hero at the Martín Carpena. He deserves no less.
