 "Rafael Nadal feels Netflix had a wrong approach while making documentary on Carlos Alcaraz. Image: Reuters")
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal has criticised the Netflix documentary on fellow Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz for failing to “reflect his personality”. The 22-year-old Alcaraz is seen as Nadal’s successor, having already won three Grand Slams and is ranked No.2 in the world.
Netflix released a documentary on the player named ‘Carlos Alcaraz: My Way’ earlier this year in which his professional tennis journey was discussed, his life outside tennis and his love for partying.
Nadla slams Netflix for Carlos documentary
Nadal has slammed the Netflix documentary for leaving the impression that Alcaraz is not professional and yearns for partying. He felt people had a wrong perception of Alcaraz.
“However, knowing Carlos a little, I think the documentary doesn’t reflect his personality or the way he lives his career. He doesn’t come across as a tennis player who trains, but as someone who likes to party, who needs it, who isn’t very professional. It’s just not true,” Nadal told L’Equipe
“Carlos is a great professional. He’s a person who works very hard to bring his tennis and his physique to the highest level. I think the documentary was approached in the wrong way, because people’s perception is different from what his real life,” he added.
Alcaraz hasn’t shied away from sharing his love for partying. He shared an incident when he went to a party after losing to Nadal in the French Open 2023 semi-final.
“I ended up going, and they know what I’m going there to do. In Ibiza, I’m not going to lie, it’s pretty much all about partying and going out,” Alcaraz said.
“I basically went there to reventar (burst), I’m not sure if that’s the best way to put it, but I went there to go out. I really made the most of it because I knew I might not get another three days like that.”