Carlos Alcaraz is compared to Ronaldinho

"Alcaraz has an entertaining style," says Bertolucci. "He reminds me of Ronaldinho in football."

Bertolucci also thinks that Alcaraz is the successor of the Big 3, the word for three monuments Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. To explain, the former Italian tennis player gave the reason why Alcaraz is good at all skills. "He serves well, dominates forehands, plays great backhand, hits the net well and has great small misses," added Bertolucci.

When comparing Nadal to Alcaraz, Bertolucci said that Nadal has more difficulty on grass. He also predicts Djokovic will retire after a year or two, then make way for the era of Alcaraz. "If physically fit, Alcaraz would dominate tennis for a decade," Bertolucci said.

In the final of Wimbledon 2023, Alcaraz upstream defeated Djokovic with the scores 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. The 20-year-old Spaniard won the second Grand Slam of his career, after the US Open 2022. He also paid the debt of losing to Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 1-6, 1-6 in the semi-finals of the French Open. wide 2023.

Djokovic still holds the record of winning 23 Grand Slams, one more than Nadal. Meanwhile, Roger Federer is third with 20 Grand Slams. Before losing to Alcaraz in the 2023 Wimbledon final, Djokovic won both the Australian Open and the French Open this year. If he wins the upcoming US Open, the 36-year-old Serbian will repeat his record of winning three Grand Slams in a year in 2011, 2015 and 2021.

On the ATP tennis table, Alcaraz is still ranked number one right above Djokovic. The Spaniard rose to number one from the 2022 US Open final defeating Casper Ruud, and became the youngest player to win the position at the age of 19 years, four months, and six days.