Rafael Nadal has been tipped as a potential coach for Carlos Alcaraz (Image: Getty)
Former World No.1 Mats Willander believes would provide excellent support for and has tipped him to follow a similar path to who became coach. Nadal, 38, this year, after Spain were knocked out of the Davis Cup by the Netherlands.
Now the 22-time Grand Slam winner is not on the tour, Willander thinks Nadal would have plenty to offer as a coach to someone like Alcaraz. The World No.2 has often been heralded as the heir to Nadal’s throne and , the French Open and the US Open.
As well as and silky Russian star Daniil Medvedev, Alcaraz will be competing with Djokovic, Willander thinks a Nadal and Alcaraz duo would be as inspired as Djokovic and Murray.
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In an interview with Eurosport, Willander said: “It’s very possible that comes back as a coach. Obviously, because of the – story that has just cracked open.
“I can even imagine coaching , for example. A player like , the one thing that they are missing is to keep the same intensity level, from the first point till the last point.
” was the master in keeping the same focus from the first point to the last point. , at this particular moment, he’s not able to do that in every match.
” was able to, so I can see that the value that Nadal would bring to any player, whether it’s a kid back home at the Nadal Tennis Academy in Manacor on Mallorca, or if it’s a professional, or how about being the Davis Cup captain after David Ferrer is done?
Tennis fans cannot wait to see what Djokovic will be like with Murray in his corner (Image: Getty)
“I am pretty sure that will be coaching at some point. I think he’s going to be involved in thinking about tennis, and to me, that’s again so valuable for our sport.
“To hold on and to get these guys, , and hopefully one day, to hear them talk about tennis is so valuable for us. They are the three greatest players of all time.
“Together with and the knowledge they have – none of us have any knowledge of the way that they know the game of tennis.”
Djokovic’s first Grand Slam with Murray as his coach will be the US Open at the start of January. Having finished 2024 without a Grand Slam, but with a first ever Olympic gold medal, Djokovic will be hoping Murray can help him rediscover his best tennis.