# Tennis: Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has renewed respect for his famous compatriot Rafael Nadal over Europe’s gruelling claycourt season. The world number two lost to Denmark’s Holger Rune in the final of the Barcelona Open this weekend after winning the Monte-Carlo Masters a week earlier. Alcaraz also plans to play in another tournament in his home country, the Madrid Open, this week, with the claycourt season culminating in the French Open, which Nadal won an unprecedented 14 times. Alcaraz says it’s tough to adapt to another tournament within days.
Tennis: Alcaraz has renewed respect for Nadal over gruelling European claycourt season