Carlos Alcaraz is keen to play down expectations around his younger brother Jaime amid hopes that he would shine as a professional tennis player, but those words may fall on deaf ears if his progress continues on its current path.
Now 14, Carlos’ youngest brother has always shown a keen interest in tennis, as he looks to follow in the footsteps of his wildly successful sibling.
Jaime has been competing on the junior circuit and making his mark with some impressive wins, but the Alcaraz clan are keen to downplay hopes that he will be competing against his brother on the ATP Tour in years to come.
Now footage has emerged of young Jaime practicing at La Manga Club in Spain, which is a familiar spot for Carlos as he also practised at the clay court performance location prior to what was a successful clay court season that concluded with his memorable win against Jannik Sinner in the French Open final.
Carlos has urged the media to give Jamie time to develop his game away from the spotlight, but the similarities between the two are hard to ignore on the La Manga Club footage.
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It is clear that Jaime has learned much of his technique from watching his brother, with five-time Grand Slam winner Carlos confirming he is impressed by the progress of his brother.
“Honestly, he plays well, I’m not gonna lie. He’s getting to a really good level,” said Alcaraz last year when he was asked about Jaime.
“There are a lot of people around, a lot of videos and accounts from social media that are saying he’s going to be similar to his brother. And I don’t really like that you know in that way.
“I just want all the people or all the social media [users] to just leave him alone because he plays well but it’s not the best [yet].
“For me, I’m a little bit worried for the people who are around him during the tournament that they’re gonna go to watch him because he’s my brother and then he’ll probably put pressure on himself.
“Let’s see how he handles it. I’ll be there for him for sure. He loves tennis and every time he can, he goes to court – he asks my father to go to the court and hit some balls. For me that’s great, that he loves playing tennis and let’s see if he’s gonna get better and better and hopefully one year I’ll play against him.”
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