Lopez on Alcaraz: "He has the advantage of possessing a number of different things compared to what 99% of other players can offer."

Feliciano Lopez is preparing very seriously for the next edition of the Madrid tournament, which will take place at the end of April and beginning of May.

Now the director of the Spanish event since his retirement in 2023, the former world No. 12 gave an interview to the local media Marca, in which he discussed Carlos Alcaraz, the youngest No. 1 in ATP ranking history after his US Open title in 2022 and already a winner of 4 Grand Slam titles at the age of 21.

The five-time Davis Cup winner praised his young compatriot, who will seek to win the Indian Wells Masters 1000 trophy for the third consecutive time during the ongoing tournament, a feat achieved by only two players (Federer in 2004, 2005, and 2006, and Djokovic in 2014, 2015, and 2016) since the beginning of the Open Era in men's tennis.

"It seems to me that Boris Becker said Carlos is one of the most charismatic players he has had the chance to see.

We have known players with charisma, but I agree with Boris. Alcaraz has something special in an era where everyone plays the same way. Physical preparation and power outweigh skill, intelligence, or strategy.

But Alcaraz, in addition to being an elite athlete and a physical machine, has the advantage of versatility, improvisation skills, and a number of different things compared to what 99% of other tennis players can offer," assured Feliciano Lopez.