Alcaraz on Jodar & Landaluce: ‘They’ve an ideal future’

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Alcaraz on Jodar & Landaluce: ‘They’ve an ideal future’

Two-time Barcelona champion Alcaraz praises his fellow Spaniards

April 14, 2026

Regardless of being simply 22 years of age, Carlos Alcaraz speaks like a seasoned veteran. In his short-yet-eventful profession, he has already led the PIF ATP Rankings as World No. 1 for 66 weeks and claimed 26 tour-level titles, seven of them majors and an extra eight ATP Masters 1000 crowns.

This week, aside from being the highest seed, Alcaraz is among the most skilled residence gamers on the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell, the place he’s sharing the draw with two Spanish #NextGenATP stars born in 2006: Rafael Jodar and Martín Landaluce.

“Rafa is an impressive participant, if I’m sincere,” the World No. 2 mentioned of his countryman, who has now chalked up six consecutive ATP Tour wins after securing his maiden title in Marrakech. “I’ve been following him and I feel he’s damaged into the Tour actually shortly.”

Alcaraz has recognized Jodar since 2024, when the Madrid native joined the Spanish Davis Cup group. “He took a possibility to be a sparring companion, so I used to be capable of prepare with him and see what he was able to,” Alcaraz mentioned. Nevertheless it was not the one time he has spent on court docket with the participant, who’s three years his junior.

“This yr in Australia I used to be capable of play a apply set with him and witness his degree. From Australia till now, what he’s achieved has been superb,” Alcaraz mentioned. “I’m actually happy for him, as a result of you may see he’s an impressive man each on and off the court docket, with unimaginable values and, above all, [he is] very chill off the court docket.”

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The 2-time Barcelona champion (2022, 2023) elaborated on his relationship with Jodar off the court docket, saying: “I want him all the very best. Each time he performs properly, wins a match or will get a superb consequence, I attempt to congratulate him and, above all, I’m actually happy for him.”

However after securing his spot within the second spherical this Tuesday towards Otto Virtanen, Alcaraz was eager to level out that Jodar is a part of a technology that’s ready for its second, which additionally contains one other proficient participant, Martin Landaluce.

“It helps [Jodar] quite a bit to have gamers his age additionally breaking by means of, like Landaluce, who for me can be an unimaginable participant. I had the possibility to practise with him earlier than heading to Monte-Carlo,” Alcaraz mentioned. “I feel the 2 of them will mutually assist one another to maintain bettering and attain the highest. They’ve an ideal future.”

Within the meantime, although, each Jodar and Landaluce couldn’t have a greater function mannequin to look as much as.