Carlos Alcaraz says playing with Rafael Nadal at 2024 Olympic Games was a 'privilege', while the 22-time major winner's retirement was 'difficult to accept'.

During the clash against the Australian ace, the Spanish champion was seen arranging the bottles in a very similar way to that of his illustrious compatriot Rafael Nadal. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has become famous all over the world because of this routine and it seems that Alcaraz wants to imitate him from this point of view as well.

Carlos Alcaraz has never won the singles title at the Australian Open. It’s the only Grand Slam trophy he is still to win and the 21-year-old Spaniard has vowed that he will get a kangaroo tattoo if he wins in Melbourne this year.

Carlos Alcaraz dropped his first set of the tournament but still safely secured his passage into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 victory over Nuno Borges on Friday.

Carlos Alcaraz finally lost a set at the Australian Open on Friday, but the third-seeded Spaniard still powered to a third-round victory in Melbourne. Alcaraz downed Portugal's Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3),