'i Don't Want To Be Called Rafa's Successor - I'm Carlos Alcaraz'

Carlos Alcaraz has often said that Rafael Nadal was his puerility hero.

Numerous similarities person been drawn betwixt nan 2 Spaniards, pinch Alcaraz seen arsenic nan 1 to return complete Nadal's mantle pursuing his retirement.

However, nan comparisons aren't ever helpful.

"I don't want to beryllium called Rafa's successor," Alcaraz says successful a caller documentary bid connected Netflix.

"I want to beryllium called Carlos Alcaraz Garcia."

Nadal, a 22-time awesome victor who spent 209 weeks arsenic world number one, agrees.

"When you're young and they're perpetually comparing you to immoderate master that's been connected nan circuit for galore years, location are times you get tired of proceeding it," he said.

"This leads to an excess of unit and successful nan end, I deliberation it tin distort your regular life and moreover confuse you."

Carlos Alcaraz: My Way follows nan 21-year-old passim his 2024 campaign, during which he defended his Wimbledon title and besides won his first French Open trophy - nan aforesaid awesome wherever Nadal was crowned a grounds 14 times.

Despite those successes, Alcaraz says he struggles to equilibrium his master and individual life.

"I conjecture correct now my fearfulness would beryllium that tennis becomes an obligation," he says.

In 1 scene, Alcaraz talks tearfully astir nan infinitesimal he smashed his racquet aft a second-round loss to Gael Monfils astatine nan Cincinnati Open.

"The truth of nan matter is, I wasn't mentally beardown capable to flooded each nan stress," he says.

"I didn't cognize if I needed to discontinue aliases if I was losing my passion."

Alcaraz besides speaks astir nan effect of his 2023 French Open semi-final conclusion by Novak Djokovic, aft which he decided to spell connected vacation to Ibiza.

"I wanted to spell location fundamentally to conscionable get wasted," he says.

"I made nan astir of it because I knew I mightiness not get different 3 days for illustration that. When I sewage back, of course, I won Queen's and Wimbledon.

"I'm not saying partying helped maine win, but taking that clip disconnected was bully for me."

Alcaraz returned to Ibiza past year, against proposal from his supplier Albert Molina Lopez and coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Soon afterwards, his Queen's title defence was ended successful nan 2nd round by Britain's Jack Draper - though Alcaraz went connected to hit Djokovic successful nan Wimbledon last later that month.

"We each knew amongst ourselves that he shouldn't person gone to Ibiza," says Ferrero.

The erstwhile world number one, who antecedently coached Alexander Zverev, appears disappointment pinch his protege astatine times.

"We are present to create nan top subordinate because of his abilities and opportunities," he says. "But if he's not that determined, [if] he's OK pinch being classed number 15 successful nan world, past we'll little our expectations.

"But knowing nan measurement I am, I deliberation it would beryllium very difficult for maine to support moving pinch him."

In nan last scenes, Alcaraz wonders whether he has "the mindset" to "become nan top subordinate successful history".

"Well, correct now, I don't know," he says. "I'm still young, I person a batch up of me, but from what I've lived truthful far, I decidedly for illustration to put happiness earlier immoderate benignant of accomplishment.

"Being happy is an accomplishment and happiness isn't ever easy to find."