"You think you will beat them every time" - Nalbandian on Alcaraz beating Djokovic and Nadal

David Nalbandian knows what Carlos Alcaraz is going through as the Argentine did something similar back in his day.

David Nalbandian has said that beating the Big Three of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer made him confident of beating them again. The Argentine is the only player to beat Nadal, Djokovic and Federer (in that order) in the same tournament. He did so in one magical week in the Spanish capital in 2007 en route to the title. In the process, he became the lowest-ranked player to win the Madrid Masters.

Speaking to ATP Tennis Radio, Nalbandian said:

"Beating all three guys (in the same tournament), didn't happen before, didn't happen until now. Was incredible week. I was honestly playing very good last few months before arriving here. Didn't get lot of results. Here I struggled in the first few rounds. I saved match points, I think, second or third round. And after that everything was going unreal. I played incredible incredible tennis."

Asked how he felt after beating the world's top three players, Nalbandian said that it made him confident about beating them anywhere:

After beating all three in a row, you feel like you're going to beat them every time. If you win here, why not next week. That makes you full of confidence."

He thinkgs it will have a similar effect on Alcaraz.