Carlos Alcaraz et Holger Rune seront au rendez-vous des quarts de finale à Roland-Garros. Ça n'est pas une surprise tellement les deux jeunes joueurs impressionnent sur tous les aspects du jeu depuis plus d'un an. Tout nouveaux sur le circuit ATP, l'Espagnol et le Danois s'imposent déjà comme des patrons et apportent un vent de fraîcheur nécéssaire pour effectuer la transition avec la fin d'une ère, celle du Big 3. S'il y a bien un joueur capable de parler de succès précoce, c'est Michael Chang. L'Américain a remporté Roland-Garros à 17 ans, un record de précocité qui tient toujours 33 ans après. À l'occasion du tournoi des légendes, Michael Chang a donné sa vision de ce nouvel ordre masculin qui s'installe.
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00:00 People often say that tennis is an individual sport,
00:04 but it is never more beautiful than when it is collective.
00:09 BNP Paribas, faithful to tomorrow's tennis for 50 years.
00:15 Obviously you were the youngest winner here.
00:19 After that the big three prevented the next gen to make their way.
00:24 But now we have those two young Alcarez and Rune.
00:27 What is your view on them?
00:30 I think that both of the players are incredible tennis players first off.
00:37 You can tell that they are very hungry to win.
00:43 They are not afraid to play anybody.
00:45 That has been evident in some of their results against the big three.
00:51 Rune has beaten Novak the first couple of times already that they played.
00:56 That is not easy to do.
00:59 It separates them in certain aspects.
01:02 What makes great players great is their ability to believe.
01:07 When they believe and back it up with unbelievable play,
01:12 they give themselves opportunities to win big tournaments.
01:16 Like what Alcarez did last year at the US Open.
01:20 It is going to be a fun second week of the tournament.
01:24 How matches go will also play a role.
01:29 Roland Garros being the most physically demanding tournament.
01:33 If players have had some difficult matches along the way,
01:39 it is normal to be a little bit tired in the latter stages of a tournament.
01:43 We will have to wait and see how they pan out.
01:47 They are all playing well and healthy, which is good to see.
01:52 Could it be the next big rivalry in tennis?
01:56 Now Novak is still here.
02:00 I think you have a lot of great rivalries.
02:03 Rune is in there, Alcarez is in there.
02:07 Sinner is in there.
02:09 Zverev is still in that mix, trying to get healthy and playing well here.
02:15 I think there are a lot of guys.
02:19 One great thing is that tennis is looking very healthy on the men's side.
02:24 With Roger now retired, Rafa is probably going to play another year or so if he gets healthy.
02:31 Novak is still in the mix there.
02:35 I think these next group of players are talented, they are a lot of fun to watch.
02:41 They are electrifying in many ways and I think that is great for tennis.
02:45 Some people say tennis is missing the bad boys like Mike and Ro and some are happy that Kyrgios is here.
02:54 What is your view on that?
02:57 Do you think tennis misses those characters or is it just different?
03:04 I don't necessarily think so.
03:06 I think everybody has their own style.
03:10 Roger and Rafa are incredible competitors but they are very well respected and gentlemen off the court.
03:23 I think that goes to show them a long ways on what it is like to be a champion.
03:32 There have been champions in the past that didn't care about anything else other than what happened on the court.
03:36 I think that is partly why people were enjoying to watch Kyrgios play and watch him do so well last year at Wimbledon.
03:50 Everyone's style is different.
03:56 I think that when you have different characteristics and different emotions, especially in a tournament like this where they really appreciate the emotion.
04:03 Whether you are happy or struggling, they want to see you have that emotion.
04:09 Paris has always been known for that and that is probably what makes the French Open the French Open.