"He is an unbelievable player": Bjorn Borg highlights what Carlos Alcaraz wants to achieve in his career

Former world number one Bjorn Borg believes Spain’s young tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz wants to achieve what legendary Rafael Nadal did in his career. The 21-year-old is already regarded as one of the best players currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category, along with the likes of Italy’s Jannik Sinner.

On the other hand, Nadal is considered one of the greatest players in the history of men’s tennis in the singles category in the Open era, having lifted 22 Grand Slam titles in his illustrious career. The 38-year-old is also known as the ‘King of Clay’ after winning the French Open 14 times, which is a record in the competition’s history.

Former world number one Borg has been recently quoted in a report by TNT where he stated that in his opinion, Alcaraz wants to achieve what Nadal did in his career. The 68-year-old, who remained world number one for more than 100 weeks in his career and also lifted more than 60 titles in the singles category, believes that the young Spaniard, who is currently taking part in the Barcelona Open and has already cemented his place in the quarterfinal of the competition after beating Serbia’s Laslo Djere in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-4, has the right mentality to go and on lift many titles in the future.

"Alcaraz, I think he wants to achieve what Rafa did and he is an unbelievable player," said Borg. "He's still very young, and I think, I hope, he's going to win more Grand Slams. And I think he will win more Grand Slams. He has the right mentality, he can play on any kind of surface. He has been number one, he's top. But I hope at least this year, he wins at least one Grand Slam. I'm going to watch him because I like the guy. Hopefully, maybe, he's going to be the king of tennis."