What was Alcaraz’s English teacher doing in his box at Wimbledon
Carlos Alcaraz’s English teacher Noelia, who lives in London was also present in his box when the 20-year-old defeated Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 on Sunday.
Noelia has worked tirelessly with Alcaraz to improvement his English for the past one month as the Spainiard has arrived in London almost a month ago to play the Queen’s tournament, as per a report in el mundo.
“The duo will to meet in some of the player’s free time and continue advancing in his improvement of a language in which he is increasingly developed,” the report said.
Apart from Noelia, the other new additions to Alcaraz’s camp was his little brother Jaime, 12, who usually sits next to his mother, Veronica. In the final he joined his brother Sergio, third age, along with Antonio Martínez Cascales, Ferrero’s mentor throughout his career and also a member of the technical team. Alvaro, the eldest of the four brothers, has been traveling with Carlos to tournaments for some time and is also don the duty of as his sparring partner in the trainning.
When Sunday’s classic contest ended, Alcaraz went into the stands to share the moment with his father and other family members.
“Giving them a big hug, it’s something that I will never forget,” Alcaraz said. “I hope to have a photo from that moment, ’cause I’m going to keep forever.”
Alcaraz, who is the third-youngest men’s champion at Wimbledon in the Open era, will head to New York to defend a US Open title in August, The US Open title that made him, all in one fell swoop, the first teenager ever to top the ATP rankings, the first teenager to win the men’s championship at Flushing Meadows since Pete Sampras in 1990, and the first teenager to win any Slam trophy since Nadal at the French Open in 2005.
Living up to expectations is never easy, and so much has been expected of Alcaraz. Somehow, he is living up to all the hype. If he remains on this trajectory, there should be plenty of other trophies, hugs and photos to follow.
