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Toni Nadal says Carlos Alcaraz faces lower-calibre rivals than past greats

Toni Nadal says Carlos Alcaraz faces lower-calibre rivals than past greats

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2 min readFeb 2, 2026 01:37 PM IST Toni Nadal, the uncle and former coach of Rafael Nadal, has claimed that Carlos Alcaraz has been “lucky” to rise in an era of comparatively weaker opposition, saying the current generation does not pose the same challenge as players like Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro and Stan Wawrinka once did. Nadal said that while Alcaraz possessed outstanding physical and technical qualities, the overall standard of opposition he faces today is lower than in previous eras. “He [Alcaraz] has exceptional physical attributes, excellent technical skill, and on top of that, he’s lucky: his opponents are of a lower calibre. And I’m not saying this because I’m Rafael Nadal’s uncle – not at all. I try to be fair, but it’s clear.” “Before, when you went out to play against [Juan] Del Potro, [Andy] Murray, or [Stan] Wawrinka , you knew you were going to suffer and that the match was going to be tough. If they had a great day, they could beat you,” Nadal told Onda …

When Andy Murray revealed son Teddy beats him at chess: ‘Difficult losing to 5-year-old when middle of game he’s asking you to wipe his bum’ | Chess News

When Andy Murray revealed son Teddy beats him at chess: ‘Difficult losing to 5-year-old when middle of game he’s asking you to wipe his bum’ | Chess News

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Andy Murray was invited as a guest for the fifth round of the London Chess Classic to make the ceremonial first move in the game between Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Greek GM Nikolas Theodorou at Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium. Murray, who played 1.e4 in a game where the Uzbekistan grandmaster won, does play some chess at home, courtesy his five-year-old son Teddy, who Murray senior said was “massively into chess”. In fact, the former tennis player said that his son had already started humbling him in games at home. “My 5-year-old boy has gotten massively into chess,” Murray had told the BBC in an interview earlier this year. “I’m not a particularly good chess player but I’ve got quite an analytical mind. I enjoy the game and watching him learn. It’s difficult losing to a five-year-old when in the middle of the game he’s asking you to come and wipe his bum, essentially. It’s humbling for my intelligence.” During the live broadcast of the fifth round on Monday, Murray was also revealed as a fan of …

What did Andy Murray text Rafa Nadal after Arsenal’s Madrid UCL thrashing? Spaniard reveals full message at Roland-Garros | Tennis News

What did Andy Murray text Rafa Nadal after Arsenal’s Madrid UCL thrashing? Spaniard reveals full message at Roland-Garros | Tennis News

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Amidst his grand and emotional Roland-Garros farewell ceremony on Sunday, 14-time champion Rafael Nadal had the time to have a lively reunion with the other illustrious members of the Big Four – his long-time on-court rivals – Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. While the moment brought together the four greats of men’s tennis this century, Nadal revealed an incident highlighting the snarky competitiveness that could get between them when it comes to other sports. Nadal revealed how Murray recently reconnected with him through messaging after the UEFA Champions League quarter-final between Arsenal and Real Madrid. The 5-1 result across two legs would have elated the Arsenal supporter in Murray, who recently completed his six-month time as Djokovic’s coach. Story continues below this ad A true-blue Madridista, Nadal revealed how Murray attempted a cheeky dig after the Gunners’ triumph. It wasn’t a dream ✨#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/6trGJB4eEA — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) May 26, 2025 “My good friend Andy, we were not in touch for a while,” Nadal told reporters after his emotional French Open farewell ceremony at …

‘Djokovic was always trying to get me to eat vegan…I don’t want air sandwiches and chickpeas for every meal’ Andy Murray jokes after the split

‘Djokovic was always trying to get me to eat vegan…I don’t want air sandwiches and chickpeas for every meal’ Andy Murray jokes after the split

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Novak Djokovic due to play Cameron Norrie at Geneva Open semifinals after beating Matteo Arnaldi, is warming up for the French Open – albeit without a full time high profile coach. Andy Murray after announcing he was moving on frim the Djoker coaching job, announced his investment plans and plunge into business and athlete consultancy. But the partnership yielded some funny moments beyond Murray telling UbiTennis,”It’s been a great ride. We both decided it was time to part ways.” His humorous take involved something the Scotsman joked he had to endure. Talking about what he would not miss after five months as Djokovic coach, Sir Andy said, “One thing I won’t miss is the food. He was always trying to get me to eat vegan. Man, I don’t want air sandwiches and chickpeas for every meal.” Story continues below this ad The three time Grand Slam champion who used to dig his three boxes of spicy tuna, avocado, mayo sushi post matches, didn’t exactly warm up to the Serb’s servings. But ‘air sandwiches’ was a …

Novak Djokovic And Coach Andy Murray Part Ways After Six Months

Novak Djokovic And Coach Andy Murray Part Ways After Six Months

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Andy Murray (L) and Novak Djokovic© AFP New Delhi : Novak Djokovic announced on Tuesday that he will be parting ways with his former rival and current coach, Andy Murray, after a stint of six months. Djokovic, 37, had brought Murray to his coaching staff ahead of the Australian Open 2025. Taking to Instagram, Djokovic said, “Thank you, coach Andy, for all the hard work, fun and support over last six months on and off the court. I really enjoyed deepening our friendship together.” The partnership started in a promising way, with the icon defeating Carlos Alcaraz to make it to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, the first Slam of the year. However, an injury forced him to retire from the tournament during the semifinal against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic though, was full of praise he received from his long-time rival. Murray has won three Grand Slam titles, three Olympic medals, including two golds, before he called time on his career after the 2024 Paris Olympics. He has a 11-25 win-loss record against Djokovic. …

‘Thank you, coach Andy’: Djokovic, Murray end partnership after six months | Tennis News

‘Thank you, coach Andy’: Djokovic, Murray end partnership after six months | Tennis News

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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have ended their coaching partnership after six months together. The decision comes on the back of the Serb’s poor run of results this season. “Thank you, coach Andy, for all the hard work, fun & support over last six months on & off the court, really enjoyed deepening our friendship together,” said Djokovic in a statement. Thank you, coach Andy, for all the hard work, fun & support over last six months on & off the court. I really enjoyed deepening our friendship together 🙏 pic.twitter.com/iXqkdIN2Gb — Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) May 13, 2025 Djokovic and Murray announced their blockbuster association in late November 2024, only months after the latter had announced his retirement. The duo were off the blocks finely, with an injured Djokovic defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals earlier this year before being forced to retire from the next round against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic had lavished praise on Murray’s work ethic and had agreed to extend their stint up until Wimbledon this year. However, the 24-time …

Novak Djokovic confirms coaching partnership with Andy Murray will continue | Tennis News

Novak Djokovic confirms coaching partnership with Andy Murray will continue | Tennis News

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Retired tennis player Andy Murray looks set to continue as Novak Djokovic’s coach. The Serb confirmed in a chat with the ATP Tour’s in-house media channel on Tuesday after his first-round exit from the Qatar Open. “I expressed my desire to continue the collaboration with him so I am really glad he did accept,” said Djokovic. Story continues below this ad “It is indefinite in terms of how long we are going to work together, but we agreed most likely in the States and some clay-court tournaments,” Djokovic added. “We will see how it goes after that.” Andy Murray 🤝 Novak Djokovic partnership continues! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/boWrOma0bY — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) February 18, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Murray was working with Djokovic on a trial basis ahead of the Australian Open. Djokovic reached the semi-finals but was forced to retire with a hamstring injury. After his Melbourne exit, the 24-time Grand Slam champion said he and Murray would need to “cool off” before discussing the future. Murray surprised everyone when he took the coaching role with Djokovic months after his …

Novak Djokovic says Rafael Nadal’s retirement ceremony ‘wasn’t done properly’, regrets missing Spaniard’s farewell game | Tennis News

Novak Djokovic says Rafael Nadal’s retirement ceremony ‘wasn’t done properly’, regrets missing Spaniard’s farewell game | Tennis News

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Novak Djokovic on Tuesday said that he regretted missing Rafael Nadal’s farewell match and said that the retirement ceremony “wasn’t done properly.” The Djokovic-Nadal rivalry lasted 18 years between 2006 and 2024 with the Paris Olympics showdown between the two last year marking a record 60th meeting. While the Serbian finished ahead on 31-29, he rued missing the Spanish legend’s last moments on court during the Davis Cup. Spain suffered a shock quarter-finals defeat against the Netherlands, leaving everyone and the organizers surprised and short on resources to facilitate a ceremony befitting of the 22-time Slam-winning Nadal’s stature in the sport. “I don’t know the exact details as to how they envisioned the ceremony, but I know that the plan was to do it after the semis, if Spain were to go through. Murray and I planned to be there, we couldn’t fit the quarter-finals in our schedule, but we were a sure thing for the semis. “Unfortunately, it turned out the way it did, what are you gonna do? More than that, I don’t …

‘Novak Djokovic can get down on himself, Andy Murray will help him stay positive’ – Martina Navratilova | Tennis News

‘Novak Djokovic can get down on himself, Andy Murray will help him stay positive’ – Martina Navratilova | Tennis News

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Serbian Tennis player Novak Djokovic has not won a Grand Slam in over 12 months. However, with Andy Murray as coach, the upcoming Australian Open might break the streak for the 37-year-old. Djokovic has been seen in recent times to have a go at his coaching staff during games in recent times. “Novak can get really down on himself. He’s been mouthing off at his box, but I don’t think he’ll be doing that to Andy and that’ll help him stay positive when something bad happens and he’ll be so much stronger, mentally, just for that reason. He’ll be on his best behavior,” said former player Martina Navratilova. Speaking at length to BBC Sport, Murray recalled, “I was playing golf, and we’d been exchanging messages. Novak had messaged me, just wanting to chat. Then I was on the 17th hole of the golf course and the guy I was playing with said: ‘Do you know what’s next?’. I was like: ‘No, not really’. He said: ‘Do you have any plans to do any coaching?’ And …

How Andy Murray was persuaded to coach Novak Djokovic 20 minutes after telling golfing partner, ‘can’t think of anything worse than coaching to do right now’ | Tennis News

How Andy Murray was persuaded to coach Novak Djokovic 20 minutes after telling golfing partner, ‘can’t think of anything worse than coaching to do right now’ | Tennis News

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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray first crossed paths as 12-year-olds, but one coaching the other wasn’t in anyone’s wildest imaginations. Murray in fact said he had waved aside the idea just 30 minutes before taking up the Djokovic offer in November. Speaking at length to BBC Sport, Murray recalled, “I was playing golf, and we’d been exchanging messages. Novak had messaged me, just wanting to chat. Then I was on the 17th hole of the golf course and the guy I was playing with said: ‘Do you know what’s next?’. I was like: ‘No, not really’. He said: ‘Do you have any plans to do any coaching?’ And I said, ‘Honestly, I can’t think of anything worse to do right now’.” Adding ge just could not turn down the unique opportunity to coach long-time rival at the upcoming Australian Open, he told BBC: “Then 30 minutes later, I was in the car and called Novak, and we had a conversation.” The duo would trial out the arrangement at Spain in December before Melbourne this week. …