Game Time: Why is Carlos Alcaraz different from previous 'next-big-things'?

Published: July 22, 2023, 5 a.m.

From being praised for having ‘a bit of Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic’ in him, to defeating Djokovic at the Wimbledon final, the 20-year-old World No.1 from Spain, Carlos Alcaraz, appears to be the ‘next big thing’ in tennis.

But what makes him different from those before him? What makes him actually stand out? And what will his trajectory look like? In this episode of Game Time, host Amit Kamath is joined by Indian Express’ Namit Kumar to answer all these questions and more.

(Also, stay tuned until the very end to find out who is watching Barbie and who is watching Oppenheimer this weekend.)

Produced by Shashank Bhargava
Edited and mixed by Abhishek Kumar