There are stories or anecdotes that, with the passage of time, become more relevant. The former tennis player from Xàbia David Ferrer, today captain of the Spanish team of Davis Cup, he recalled in the podcast 'Hand in Hand' from Cadena SER, how was his first meeting with the current number 1 of tennis, Carlos Alcaraz.
Ferrer first trained with Alcaraz when he was a teenager. 14 yearsAt that moment, he realized on the court that he was not dealing with just any promising talent. The encounter took place—as the tennis player from Xàbia explained—when Juan Carlos Ferrero He encouraged him to share the track with the young man from Murcia, who was beginning to take his first steps in a highly demanding environment.
According to David Ferrer's testimony, it only took a few exchanges to notice something unusual in a player of that age: he had ability to maintain the paceChoosing the right moment to accelerate and compete without inhibitions; "We started training and I was pushing him. He could handle the first one, the second one too, and then on the third one he accelerated. Then my mind was blown, because it was like watching Rafa Nadal."
A super tight tie-break
The story includes a very specific ending: they both ended up playing a super tie-break Ferrer won by a very narrow margin. Beyond the score, what Ferrer emphasizes is the simulator which was caused by the youngster's competitive level. In the piece published by AS, the anecdote is presented precisely as one of those scenes that explain why Alcaraz began to attract attention so early.
