Vukic: "It's like Alcaraz is living in another world".
Alexander Vukic was beaten by a very good Carlos Alcaraz this Wednesday in the second round of Wimbledon (7-6, 6-2, 6-2). Before the match, the 28-year-old Australian explained how impressed he was by the Spaniard's aura. In particular, he had been blown away by the way the spectators had greeted the world No. 3 when they trained together in Beijing last year.
Alexandar Vukiv: "It wasn't even necessary for him to play. Obviously, he's a very good tennis player, but it was more his fame that surprised me."
"I was just standing there on the court and nobody knew who I was, then he walked in and everyone went crazy. It was like this guy was living in another world."
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