At just 22 years old, Carlos Alcaraz is already the face of the sport. He reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking after lifting his sixth Grand Slam title and will now lead Team Europe in this year’s Laver Cup. With so much attention on his rapid rise, the question inevitably surfaced: does he feel pressure to one day surpass the “Big Three” of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal?
The conversation gained traction after Andre Agassi praised Alcaraz during a Laver Cup broadcast. “He’s like a combination of the Big Three in one player,” Agassi said, remarks that quickly spread across the tennis world and raised expectations even higher.
Alcaraz, however, brushed off the idea that he carries extra weight on his shoulders. “I don’t feel any extra pressure,” he said in a press conference