Young Nadal days were pretty similar- Carlos Alcaraz gets heavily TROLLED on social media for
After a masterstroke of a performance on Sunday (16 July) from the young Spanish gun, Carlos Alcaraz, the world does not seem to stop talking about him anytime soon. Close to 15 hours have passed after Alcaraz’s dominating win over a man who has ruled Wimbledon for the last couple of years, but people are still drooling over some of the shots that the young Spaniard had played en route to his victory.
While thousands of people are still going through the highlights of this brilliant match, the main focus has been on the on-court interview of Carlos Alcaraz after he received the famous old golden trophy. Being born in the land of Spain, a country with rich traditions and a strong liking for its native language, Carlos Alcaraz does not have that strong hold over English. The young Spaniard has been struggling for a long time learning English and glimpses of it were pretty much visible during the speech.
There could be a different perspective about Alcaraz’s struggles during the speech as well. It is very much possible that he might have not prepared a speech ahead of the final match, or he was so in a wonderland about winning the trophy, that he was at a loss for words.
Fumbling quite a many times and using the phrase, “you know” like 20-25 times during the speech, it was all but a sweet mess the Spanish star made at the interview. Nevertheless, he still managed to gather enough words through his minimal English vocabulary to thank all the people for supporting him and also put respect beside Djokovic‘s name.
What did Carlos Alcaraz talk about during his on-court speech?
Carlos Alcaraz was pumped up after the victory stating how he never believed that he would achieve this at such a young age. He said, “It’s a dream come true for me. As I said before, it’s great to win. But even if have lost, I would be really proud of myself… For a boy, 20 years old, I didn’t expect to reach these situations really, really fast. I’m really proud of myself. Being able to play in this stage. It is amazing. I’m fully in love with grass right now.”
Alcaraz also gave Djokovic the respect he deserves and how the Serbian has helped him become a better player saying, “I have to congratulate Novak, it was amazing to play against him. You inspire me a lot. I started playing tennis watching you. Since I was born you were already winning tournaments. You said 36 is the new 26 and you make that happen. It’s amazing.”
However, Alcaraz’s struggle with English did not go unnoticed and drew quite a few reactions on the internet. While some felt it would have been better to get an interpreter, some made fun of the 20-year-old.
Sharing a wide spectrum of reactions online, here’s what fans have to say.
Young Nadal days were pretty similar
— Sagar Sehgal (@maniacforsports) July 16, 2023What is it that makes it so hard for Alcaraz and Nadal to speak english? It's really hard to understand what they are saying. 🤔
— Miša Pavlović (@MisaMihajloP) July 12, 2023alcaraz speaks english like Yaya Toure
— owari da (@tquimecmdr_v2) July 16, 2023"when I was born but you were already winning titles" Alcaraz to Djokovic 😂 🤣 🤣
This boys English is all over the place.
— Latifat Adebayo-Ohio (@Phatill) July 16, 2023Alcaraz needs to work on his English 😂
— King Jhey's Crony (@pyrate_lord) July 16, 2023Carlos Alcaraz might struggle with his fluency in English, but he certainly is the guy with a lot of fluency in tennis, the thing that matters.
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