Roger Federer gives his verdict on Carlos Alcaraz’s career so far after his French Open victory

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Roger Federer was full of praise for Carlos Alcaraz after he won the French Open.

The Spaniard joined the 42-year-old in the club of players who have won the clay court Grand Slam after defeating Alexander Zverev in five sets on Sunday evening.

The victory meant that the Spaniard became the first player since the Swiss Maestro to win a major with back-to-back five setters in a semi-final and final since the 2017 Australian Open.

Alcaraz even achieved something Federer did not accomplish by becoming the first man to win his first three Grand Slam titles on as many different surfaces.

What did Roger Federer say about Carlos Alcaraz?

The 20-time Grand Slam champion attended the Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of his new Amazon Prime Video documentary titled “Federer: Twelve Final Days.”

He was interviewed by Extra TV in which he mentioned the French Open final and credited Alcaraz for his victory and the incredible start to his career.

“Amazing victory for Carlos, great finals for Zverev and the semis were fantastic, I love watching the French Open, I love watching any tournament for that matter,” Federer said.

“What a career Carlos has already had and the tour is in good hands with all the young players coming through. I’m still a tennis fan, I’m checking results every day, it’s not like I’m happy to be gone, not at all.”

How many times did Roger Federer win the French Open?

Federer finally claimed the one Grand Slam that was missing from his cabinet back in 2009.

The tournament was thrown wide open when Rafael Nadal suffered the first loss of his career at Roland Garros that year.

Federer, who had been thwarted by his great rival four successive times at the French Open from 2005 and 2008, knew this may possibly be his only chance to win the tournament.

In one of his most difficult runs to a title in his career, Federer was taken to five sets on two occasions and four sets on two further occasions.

He overcame those challenges to reach the final, where he defeated Nadal’s conqueror Robin Soderling to win the French Open for the first and only time in his illustrious career.