Wimbledon viewers have Alcaraz and Rune want as heartwarming footage emerges

Jul 12, 2023 at 9:15 PM
Wimbledon viewers have Alcaraz and Rune want as heartwarming footage emerges

Tennis followers are eager to see promising younger weapons and Holger Rune reform a doubles partnership from their junior years. The 20-year-old duo confronted off within the quarter-finals on Wednesday with Alcaraz popping out on prime to arrange a mouth-watering conflict towards .

Alcaraz’s showdown with Rune was the primary time two male gamers beneath the age of 21 have contested a Wimbledon quarter-final within the open period. Both sitting contained in the world’s prime six, many view them as the way forward for the game.

But world No 1 Alcaraz justified his standing because the favorite on Wednesday as he dispatched his fellow teen in straight units. In truth, his 7-6 6-4 6-4 triumph was sealed in lower than two-and-a-half hours.

Much was made from the match-up heading into the Centre Court battle, and the storyline was supported by footage of Rune and Alcaraz taking part in doubles alongside each other on the tender age of 13.

The unearthed video despatched Wimbledon followers right into a frenzy, with lots of them calling for the high-flying duo to staff up once more now that they’re established stars within the senior ranks.

“Wait now I need to see them play doubles as grown ups!” wrote @LuvAmaru279 on Twitter, whereas @VeronicaHoungen added: “Oh my, why can’t they play Laver Cup doubles, solid gold.”

“He’s really tall,” mentioned the teen. “He’s playing great here on grass. He has had a great year as well. I lost the first match we played here on grass, so I have to learn about it. But I’m going to enjoy the semi-final. I think I’m playing great, I have a lot of confidence right now. So it’s going to be a really good match I think. I’m going to enjoy it.

“He’s actually full participant. I’m going to say, I feel [Andrey] Rublev mentioned a number of instances, he is an octopus. He catches each ball. It is superb. He’s an incredible athlete. I feel a mixture of all the pieces. He does virtually all the pieces effectively.”