Rafa would benefit him far more as a hitting partner with his awkward technique and left hand. No doubt he’d be a great coach but Carlos is already doing well enough
Rafa's footwork is clear to see from this angle, it is exceptional. No wonder why he is so hard to beat, he is a master at turning defense into offence during points, because it is so hard to hit a shot that he will not get to in perfect timing. Traits of the Goat!
@@davesufci1929 Yes yes traits of Djokovic,same tactic of turning defense into offense.Just Djokovic has been a faster and more durable player,hence his wide success on all surfaces,compared to Rafa who has been extremely dominant on clay but not on other faster surfaces.
Why should he? He is still physically very much there. The decline will come one day. It's inevitable, no one beats time but until then long live the king.
When you think Nadal will hit a defensive shot he comes out with the most offensive shot with a very hard to read angle, depth and spin. That's why he's got 21 Grand Slams.
@Ian Novak Yes, but his backhand is a dead ringer for Djokovic especially cross court. The DTL is lethal too but the finish is different. The flat forehand is exactly like Federer though. On clay he adds more spin and the finish is more like Rafa's
I'm not a betting man, but I'd put $20 on Carlos at +2000 right now. Would not be surprised to see him crack the QF or better. He's just so fast and not afraid of hitting for a win.
Gracias por traducir la parte en Mallorquín. I knew he was saying imbecile to himself, but didn’t understand what he said after that. Es maravilloso ver y escuchar lo que Rafa piensa durante los entrenamientos.
@@minyrar7107 I thought it was English myself for a while -and I also speak Mallorquín myself - but sometimes it's confusing with those neutral vowels ... they can sound similar when mumbling ... 😂😂
As often we may do in Mallorca, we often mix Spanish and Mallorquin in a single phrase, as he starts "Muy bien, imbécil" rather than "Molt bé, imbècil". Follows by "cag amb sa puta ... esperar tant"
Wow... Qué orgullo debe haber sentido Carlitos al escuchar a Rafa decir: "Qué buena, Carlos". Translation: How proud little Carlos must have felt after hearing Rafa saying: "How good, Carlos". Min. 10:29
@@javierabrilmartinez3218 no dice “qué cabrón” dice “larga”. Pero hay otra parte donde Rafa está hablándose así mismo y dice “imbécil” y sigue hablando en Mallorquín.
They probably didn't, but imagine how cool it would have been if Moya and Ferrero joined in for a chilled "taper-off" hit-out... 3 former world number 1's and a potential future contender for that ranking. I'd love to see that
carlos has trouble dealing with Rafa massive top-spin. you can see that he is trying to wait to hit on the rise. but the top-spin raise too much too fast
Alcaraz is good, but still, Nadal is another level... His serve+first punch is just great. This one-two punch is something that differentiates Big 3 from others. They are just soo good at their service game. And after that they put you on a constant presure at your serve. That's hard to beat, both physicaly and mentaly. In recent years, Federer had not the best backhand or forhand on tour, but had the best one-two punch. Thanks to that he was always secure on his serve. That's huge advantage. You can see this on this practice... afrer his serve Nadal is always hiting the line or coming to the net, while Alcaraz hits hard, but rarely near the line, and never comes to the net.
Agree. Nadal has been beyond words in terms of depth of his game, arsenal of tennis shots, tennis iq, for so, so, so long. So too the three. That they were head, shoulders above even Sampras Agassi Lendl McEnroe Borg...all of them, just unbelievable. Others coming up will have to figure it out. It will be toughest act to follow in tennis history.
@@minyrar7107 Yo entendí "casi me pego un piño tras el winner que he echao" pero cuesta de descifrar un poco (no creo que meta mallorquín pq soy catalán y me daría cuenta). A ver si Pablo deja de reírse tanto y nos cuenta qué entendió él
Good and promising as Alcaraz is, he has a long way to match Rafa's career in which I think it is almost impossible. If any tennis player can achieve (1/5)th of what Rafa did, this tennis player will be considered as a very successful player.
1/5th of rafa’s career is 4 grand slams. That’s Andy Murray and Stan wawrinka level, both hall of famers. So yeah, 1/5th would be wildly successful for Carlos! I hope he does it!
@@Rorshacked I understood Ben's comment to include ALL of Nadal's achievements not just his Grand Slams. In that respect Alcaraz has a long way to go. Personally, if his healthy and hungry enough there's no doubt his name will be included among the Tennis greats.
This was right as the gates opened and Rafa and Alcaraz were already playing for a while. They also were not on the practice schedule so this was a surprise. I was just passing by and got lucky being in the right place at the right time. Otherwise, the stands would’ve been overflowing.
As we say in Italy, Alcaraz needs to eat more spaghetti before he's at that level. In real match and Alcaraz full power I think he's not that far behind his master.
My my my pleasing to the eyes. He‘s very close (to the top level) but Alcaraz still has something to learn from the master, it seems. +For example, the ability to still hold service games out of his serves and game managing skills despite not feeling well on the forehand, as is displayed in this practice match.
He said something in slang like " I made a big miss in the Centre.." And the coach said something like "you need to push around the service box..". Or this is what I understood.
He is not speaking Spanish there. He is speaking Mallorquí. I’m a native Spanish speaking person and didn’t understand what he said. I did catch what he said in the parts he spoke Spanish, of course.
@@minyrar7107 creo que dice "he metio un pinyo en el centro.." y el entrenador(parece Marc Lopez) le contesta "tienes que apretar en Los tres cuartos..". No escuche nada mallorquin, aunque puede haber lo..
Hard to say considering we don’t know where he is aiming. Serving at nadals body isn’t the worst idea as it gives Nadal less freedom to just shape the return deep
@@YesSirPhil Exactly right. He can serve big at 135 mph but not consistently and as you said a long way to go regarding placement, but when I compare him to Rafa at this age, he definitely is a more complete player but Rafa's intensity and physical ability was off the charts at the same age. He would not miss a shot in practice.
Si el ganador de 21 GS se dice imbecil a si mismo no me voy a sentir tan mal cuando me lo diga yo. Que lindo deporte el tenis, te hace sentir una mierda no importa quien seas 😂
Vaya, vaya… vale.. ah, por favor.. terrific video and audio capture of the players appreciation for each other in this superlative practice before their epic semifinal. 🎬👏
No it's my initials. 12 was my number when I played basketball in high school. This youtube channel was started a long, long time ago (and even before that it was on vimeo) w/ no intention of people watching any of these videos. It was just my way of memorializing my trips to these tennis tournaments. A lot of people like to take photos. I like shooting video instead. Never ended up changing the name for the channel and just kept it.
Young boy hasn’t got a chance unless he gets real lucky Don’t even compare the two. There are too many good players coming in the future. Todays sensations are short lived. Not even one major under his belt, compared to many of nadals
2:28, 2:40, 2:59, 3:17 I understand that Nadal is a man of habit/routine, but after all these years, he couldn't find an underwear that doesn't get into his crack? I guess he can but then it would break his habit. If he doesn't get to pull it, he wouldn't be able to serve correctly.
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Alcaraz: I'll just play his backhand, his spin isn't that devastating from this side.
Nadal: Hold my 6 feet net clearance.
I want Rafa to coach Carlos after he retires. That would be so sick
Fr! Idk if he wants Carlos to surpass him tho, cause he has the potential
Why wouldn't he? They practice with each other often and we all know that Rafa favors his fellow Spaniards.
Carlos isn’t a Rafito worshipper no matter how much you want to project onto him
Rafa would benefit him far more as a hitting partner with his awkward technique and left hand. No doubt he’d be a great coach but Carlos is already doing well enough
The apprentice and the master👍
Rafa's footwork is clear to see from this angle, it is exceptional. No wonder why he is so hard to beat, he is a master at turning defense into offence during points, because it is so hard to hit a shot that he will not get to in perfect timing. Traits of the Goat!
Yeah, Djokovič = The GOAT. :))
@@davesufci1929 Yes yes traits of Djokovic,same tactic of turning defense into offense.Just Djokovic has been a faster and more durable player,hence his wide success on all surfaces,compared to Rafa who has been extremely dominant on clay but not on other faster surfaces.
The master and the student, as far as I am concerned. The master ain't ready to relinquish anything yet though to the young Padawan. :)
Why should he? He is still physically very much there. The decline will come one day. It's inevitable, no one beats time but until then long live the king.
Did nadal teach him tennis ?
@@YuzukiEba Juan Carlos ferrero did, also Pablo carreno busta
everybody talks about nadal forehand but the amount of topspin he can generate with his backhand is truly ridiculous
When you think Nadal will hit a defensive shot he comes out with the most offensive shot with a very hard to read angle, depth and spin.
That's why he's got 21 Grand Slams.
when a training session has better quality than every match u see on tv
Nadal actually gets wrecked a lot during practice matches I seen him lose against a top 200 player on clay before
@@yaniqueapgar9220 it's normal. He is not gonna play at his highest level to preserve his body.
Well said
10:36 The closest I'll ever get to Rafa lol
I can't imagine how it must feel to play against your boyhood idol. Alcaraz has the physique and game to be the best of the next gen . . .
@Ian Novak i thought he said his game was similar to federer but I'm not sure he even mentioned anyone as his idol.
@Ian Novak I'm sure he also worshipped Rafa since they're both from Spain.
@@stonew1927 true,it's Rafa
@Ian Novak Correct. He had a poster of Federer in his room. Also told a reporter...I like to play like federer
@Ian Novak Yes, but his backhand is a dead ringer for Djokovic especially cross court. The DTL is lethal too but the finish is different.
The flat forehand is exactly like Federer though. On clay he adds more spin and the finish is more like Rafa's
Sound of them hitting the balls is amazing.
Please let these guys meet at the French open final this year
I'm not a betting man, but I'd put $20 on Carlos at +2000 right now. Would not be surprised to see him crack the QF or better. He's just so fast and not afraid of hitting for a win.
487,017 views, 4.2k likes, 253 comments, 34.8k subscribers. Nice!!
9:20 Rafa to himself: “Ok… very good… imbecile… why the f&*# do you wait? Come on” 🤣
Gracias por traducir la parte en Mallorquín. I knew he was saying imbecile to himself, but didn’t understand what he said after that. Es maravilloso ver y escuchar lo que Rafa piensa durante los entrenamientos.
@@minyrar7107 I thought it was English myself for a while -and I also speak Mallorquín myself - but sometimes it's confusing with those neutral vowels ... they can sound similar when mumbling ... 😂😂
As often we may do in Mallorca, we often mix Spanish and Mallorquin in a single phrase, as he starts "Muy bien, imbécil" rather than "Molt bé, imbècil". Follows by "cag amb sa puta ... esperar tant"
You're a hero for translating. Thanks!
La Legenda y el Futuro, hasta donde llegara Alcaraz solo el tiempo lo dirá, de momento se le ve bien. Ojalá le lleguen exitos.
Two completely different generations of greatness overlapping
Wow... Qué orgullo debe haber sentido Carlitos al escuchar a Rafa decir: "Qué buena, Carlos".
Translation: How proud little Carlos must have felt after hearing Rafa saying: "How good, Carlos".
Min. 10:29
“Muy buena Carlitos”
@@minyrar7107 Y "Qué cabrón" en min.10:48 por lo bien que se la ha metido 🤣
Rafa, eres nuestro héroe nacional. ¡Por favor, entrena a Carlitos!
@@javierabrilmartinez3218 Creo que le dice larga...
@@javierabrilmartinez3218 no dice “qué cabrón” dice “larga”.
Pero hay otra parte donde Rafa está hablándose así mismo y dice “imbécil” y sigue hablando en Mallorquín.
10:28 Nadal says "Que buena Carlos", found that very wholesome lol
And he says BRAVO at 2:22.
They probably didn't, but imagine how cool it would have been if Moya and Ferrero joined in for a chilled "taper-off" hit-out... 3 former world number 1's and a potential future contender for that ranking. I'd love to see that
Now Carlos is #1 so ye
This was a pretty serious match
That’s all Nadal knows.. other players have said he doesn’t practice, he constantly plays like it’s a real match
dude nadal is just so freakishly athletic
carlos has trouble dealing with Rafa massive top-spin. you can see that he is trying to wait to hit on the rise. but the top-spin raise too much too fast
Gotta love great 4K content!
Thanks for sharing
Vamos Rafa! Vamos Carlos!👍🇪🇦
Spain's present and future.
Same passion, very different tennis
Nadal's footwork and movement are so underrated..it is probably the main reason for his success
Carlos new number one in the making
Thank you for sharing and editing this. Thumbs up
Alcaraz definately best of the next ´Next Gen´, but he isn´t taking _Medvedev_ out in Indian Wells, let alone Rafa.
But maybe Miami....
medvedev can definetly beat nadal, but he chocked horribly in AO(the match was on hisracquet) and in acapulco he was just bad in general.
One of the best video quality of tennis I’ve seen 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I could watch them all day long❤
It's so hard to play Nadal
incredible camera angle, ty
Clearly, only one can wear the sleeveless tank top at a time.
Alcaraz is good, but still, Nadal is another level... His serve+first punch is just great. This one-two punch is something that differentiates Big 3 from others. They are just soo good at their service game. And after that they put you on a constant presure at your serve. That's hard to beat, both physicaly and mentaly. In recent years, Federer had not the best backhand or forhand on tour, but had the best one-two punch. Thanks to that he was always secure on his serve. That's huge advantage. You can see this on this practice... afrer his serve Nadal is always hiting the line or coming to the net, while Alcaraz hits hard, but rarely near the line, and never comes to the net.
Agree. Nadal has been beyond words in terms of depth of his game, arsenal of tennis shots, tennis iq, for so, so, so long. So too the three. That they were head, shoulders above even Sampras Agassi Lendl McEnroe Borg...all of them, just unbelievable. Others coming up will have to figure it out. It will be toughest act to follow in tennis history.
Do you have the whole training session? I would realy like to watch it please
If Nadal wore loser shorts he wouldn’t have to keep adjusting them every time he serves!!
That's part of his routine though
8:23
Rafa: I almost fell after the winner that i threw.
Marc Lopez: You have to intensify with more weight in 3/4
Wtf😂 he doesnt say that
@@arde852 ¿qué dice?
@@minyrar7107 Yo entendí "casi me pego un piño tras el winner que he echao" pero cuesta de descifrar un poco (no creo que meta mallorquín pq soy catalán y me daría cuenta). A ver si Pablo deja de reírse tanto y nos cuenta qué entendió él
Good and promising as Alcaraz is, he has a long way to match Rafa's career in which I think it is almost impossible. If any tennis player can achieve (1/5)th of what Rafa did, this tennis player will be considered as a very successful player.
1/5th of rafa’s career is 4 grand slams. That’s Andy Murray and Stan wawrinka level, both hall of famers. So yeah, 1/5th would be wildly successful for Carlos! I hope he does it!
Of course he is a long way. He is 18..
@@Rorshacked I understood Ben's comment to include ALL of Nadal's achievements not just his Grand Slams. In that respect Alcaraz has a long way to go. Personally, if his healthy and hungry enough there's no doubt his name will be included among the Tennis greats.
Agree, nearly impossible to get even a fifth of Nadal's accomplishments and tennis iq. Just so amazing.
Bueno Carlos
Superb quality footage, thank you!
crazy how the stands are relatively empty.
This was right as the gates opened and Rafa and Alcaraz were already playing for a while. They also were not on the practice schedule so this was a surprise. I was just passing by and got lucky being in the right place at the right time. Otherwise, the stands would’ve been overflowing.
Very slow court not easy to play a winner
1:24 can definitely hear Kontaveit lol, even more distinctive than Rublev's bweh!
As we say in Italy, Alcaraz needs to eat more spaghetti before he's at that level. In real match and Alcaraz full power I think he's not that far behind his master.
The GOAT and his successor!
Djokovič is the GOAT hihi .... And Carlos is his successor. Carlos will be during 8 years the best spanish tennis player of all times.
Alcaraz has Nole's grunt LOL
I see a young promising player who strikes like a beast…. On the other side Alcaraz
lol
Get your eyes checked lmao
Carlos Alcaraz in 2040: GOAT and Minimum 20 Grand Slam Trophies
After 20+ years - the butt picking tic...
Carlos reminds me of a young Rafa - It'll be great if these two meet. I do think Rafa is too strong though :)
#VAMOSRAFA
Based on his match with Korda today. He is very shaky in IW so far.
We will see tomorrow hehe
Carlos reminds more Djokovič by style of play.
Boys save a little for the tournament. Practice is no joke.
Uummm Rafa felicitando "Buena Carlos!"
10:27
@@BullyGarfield. y BRAVO en 2:22
My my my pleasing to the eyes.
He‘s very close (to the top level) but Alcaraz still has something to learn from the master, it seems.
+For example, the ability to still hold service games out of his serves and game managing skills despite not feeling well on the forehand, as is displayed in this practice match.
He s not really close tbh. He s amaizing for his age, but nowhere near nadal yet
Very close 🤣🤣🤣
nadal would bagel him
🧢
It seems to be a huge distance between the master and the apprentice, at least in this practice.
Can anyone please tell what Rafa said at 08:24? I don't speak Espanol. By the way, I think his previous ball is in!
He said something in slang like
" I made a big miss in the Centre.."
And the coach said something like
"you need to push around the service box..". Or this is what I understood.
He is not speaking Spanish there. He is speaking Mallorquí. I’m a native Spanish speaking person and didn’t understand what he said. I did catch what he said in the parts he spoke Spanish, of course.
@@minyrar7107 creo que dice "he metio un pinyo en el centro.." y el entrenador(parece Marc Lopez) le contesta "tienes que apretar en Los tres cuartos..". No escuche nada mallorquin, aunque puede haber lo..
Well looks like practice is becoming the real thing tomorrow 😂 hoping Alcaraz wins cause it would be cool to see fresh blood
Nadal's racket coming up at 5:48 scared me 😭😭
Preview of Indian Wells final here 💪
Alcaraz is so good already. But his serve placement isn't up there yet.
Hard to say considering we don’t know where he is aiming. Serving at nadals body isn’t the worst idea as it gives Nadal less freedom to just shape the return deep
@@awateilrahc you can also watch it at tournaments. It's a bit of a "clay court player" thing. Still better serve than most humans at the age of 19.
@@YesSirPhil Exactly right. He can serve big at 135 mph but not consistently and as you said a long way to go regarding placement, but when I compare him to Rafa at this age, he definitely is a more complete player but Rafa's intensity and physical ability was off the charts at the same age. He would not miss a shot in practice.
He need add more pace to his serve. Rarely i see him serving above 120 mph
Excellent practice 👍
Always love Rafa, most! He's very gentleman.
Thank you 12kgp-Tennis training Rafael Nadal is Carlos Alcaraz brilliant.
Is this filmed through a hole in the fence? Pretty amazing footage regardless, but even more so if it's through the fence like I remember on PC1.
Yes, filmed thru the back fence
Damn, the sounds coming off of Nadal's racquet... geez louise.
8:20 lol
Idk if this is a good idea for rafa. You gonna let this young horse get used to your game!
He copied a lot of Nadal s tactics nd strategies
Thank you for great Video.
@1:25 you can hear kontaveit sneezing twice in her practice on the other court hahaha
Indian Wells has more of a clay court vibe to it.
Se viene, se vieneeeeee...!!!
Cómo quedará este encuentro? 😱😱😱😱😱
I Like These indian wells practice views
I think the guy using the Pure Aero is going to win
Just WOW
Better than in tennistv !
Can we get some subtitles? Rafa was pissed lol
in 9:20 he said "very well! stupid, the fucking..." in 9:45 "the truth is that I'm deserving the break"
@@franlm14 thank you!
@@bs838 at 9.46 he said he is my a$$
10:27 "good carlos"
9:18 asi me hablo yo cuando juego tenis... algo en común con Rafa
Si el ganador de 21 GS se dice imbecil a si mismo no me voy a sentir tan mal cuando me lo diga yo. Que lindo deporte el tenis, te hace sentir una mierda no importa quien seas 😂
Your footage is really amazing, thank you so much !
Who recognize the voice of kontaveit ? 👋🏽
8:50 Veteran choice / direction on that last hit. 👏👏👏👏👏
I miss buzz-cut Alcaraz
Intensive practices before the match will drain out the energy.
Will not be good at this age of Rafa.
Vaya, vaya… vale.. ah, por favor.. terrific video and audio capture of the players appreciation for each other in this superlative practice before their epic semifinal. 🎬👏
Goat and the lamb
Does kgp stand for king of game play? This is is gonna be vintage footage, the passing of the torch in a few years
No it's my initials. 12 was my number when I played basketball in high school. This youtube channel was started a long, long time ago (and even before that it was on vimeo) w/ no intention of people watching any of these videos. It was just my way of memorializing my trips to these tennis tournaments. A lot of people like to take photos. I like shooting video instead. Never ended up changing the name for the channel and just kept it.
@@12kgpTennis that's awesome. Congratz on these huge numbers even if unintentional, they're all perfect
Young boy hasn’t got a chance unless he gets real lucky
Don’t even compare the two. There are too many good players coming in the future.
Todays sensations are short lived. Not even one major under his belt, compared to many of nadals
say that now fucktard
Djokovič is the GOAT hihi .... And Carlos is his successor. Carlos will be during 8 years the best spanish tennis player of all times.
top the best wow
Thumbs up if you heard kontaveit grunt next to their court :DD
New "Rafa" was born
I can hear Kontaveit in the background
Could you put the full uncut version as well? Would be interesting to listen to what the players talk about with their coaches! Thx!
wow
Que listo que es Nadal......
2:28, 2:40, 2:59, 3:17 I understand that Nadal is a man of habit/routine, but after all these years, he couldn't find an underwear that doesn't get into his crack? I guess he can but then it would break his habit. If he doesn't get to pull it, he wouldn't be able to serve correctly.
Si tanto te molesta que lo haga simplemente deja de e mirarle el culo
lmao
Young pretender could maybe beat him on hard court on a good day. Who will be top Spanish player in 2023?
Djokovič is the GOAT hihi .... And Carlos is his successor. Carlos will be during 8 years the best spanish tennis player of all times.
02:26 Nadal says bravo. Looking at the dynamics it’s clear, the guy is a goat.
He says bravo there and he says “muy buena Carlitos” in another part. “Too good Carlitos”.
Djokovič is the GOAT hihi .... And Carlos is his successor. Carlos will be during 8 years the best spanish tennis player of all times.
always love this view level. thanks for sharing
MY eyes!!!!
hey thanks for putting out such great footage! May I please have permission to use your content, I'll be sure to promote you as well? (P.S. Ryan from 2 Minute Tennis mentioned I should reach out to you)
Did anyone of you follow up with the scores, even if it was just a practice match ?
Nadal won the first set 6-2 and second set 1-1 until the video ended i think
@@finh3052 Thanks for the scoreline report mate