Rafael Nadal has been told he should come back to tennis and coach Carlos Alcaraz – just like Andy Murray has for Novak Djokovic.
Barely five months after he retired following his exit from the Olympic Games, Murray, 37, has picked up the racket again, but as a coach for the Serbian. Djokovic, 37, is desperate to win one more Grand Slam that would see him become the first player, man or woman, to win 25 Grand Slam titles.
Last year, Djokovic failed to win any Grand Slam titles but did manage to pick up his first-ever Olympic Gold medal. While fans are intrigued by the prospect of Murray coaching Djokovic, former World No.1 Mats Wilander thinks Nadal should do the same for Alcaraz.
The 22-time Grand Slam winner retired this year after Spain were knocked out of the Davis Cup. Now he is not on the ATP tour, Wilander thinks Nadal would be the perfect coach and role model for Alcaraz.
In a candid interview with Eurosport, Wilander said: “It’s very possible that Rafa Nadal comes back as a coach. Obviously, because of the Novak Djokovic-Andy Murray story that has just cracked open.
“I can even imagine Rafael Nadal coaching Carlos Alcaraz, for example. A player like Carlos Alcaraz, the one thing that they are missing is to keep the same intensity level, from the first point till the last point.
“Rafael Nadal was the master in keeping the same focus from the first point to the last point. Carlos Alcaraz, at this particular moment, he’s not able to do that in every match.
