Rafael Nadal & Carlos Alcaraz - Practice Games IW 2022 [Court-Level, 4k 60fps]

Nadal. Alcaraz. 3.9.22. Indian Wells / BNP Paribas Open - games during their practice session.

[@Chrisnado91]

Alcaraz: I'll just play his backhand, his spin isn't that devastating from this side. Nadal: Hold my 6 feet net clearance.

[@shabzone]

I want Rafa to coach Carlos after he retires. That would be so sick

[@mylightb4sunrise611]

Fr! Idk if he wants Carlos to surpass him tho, cause he has the potential

[@danielvail8764]

Why wouldn't he? They practice with each other often and we all know that Rafa favors his fellow Spaniards.

[@aizensousuke7107]

Carlos isn’t a Rafito worshipper no matter how much you want to project onto him

[@1997Mclovin]

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

[@joelfarrelly725]

The apprentice and the master👍

[@calinmuresan91]

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]

Yeah, Djokovič = The GOAT. :))

[@ashutoshkulkarni9280]

@@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.

[@lucanowak8576]

I could watch them all day long❤

[@paularnaud923]

everybody talks about nadal forehand but the amount of topspin he can generate with his backhand is truly ridiculous

[@BackoftheLineTennis]

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. :)

[@z1az285]

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.

[@YuzukiEba]

Did nadal teach him tennis ?

[@z1az285]

@@YuzukiEba Juan Carlos ferrero did, also Pablo carreno busta

[@Ilegator]

when a training session has better quality than every match u see on tv

[@yaniqueapgar9220]

Nadal actually gets wrecked a lot during practice matches I seen him lose against a top 200 player on clay before

[@Ilegator]

@@yaniqueapgar9220 it's normal. He is not gonna play at his highest level to preserve his body.

[@fla2359]

Well said

[@stonew1927]

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 . . .

[@iannovak5223]

Rafa wasn't his idol. Federer was.

[@tijgertjekonijnwordopgegeten]

@@iannovak5223 i thought he said his game was similar to federer but I'm not sure he even mentioned anyone as his idol.

[@stonew1927]

@@iannovak5223 I'm sure he also worshipped Rafa since they're both from Spain.

[@imperialx4781]

@@stonew1927 true,it's Rafa

[@z1az285]

@@iannovak5223 Correct. He had a poster of Federer in his room. Also told a reporter...I like to play like federer

[@NamesAreRandom]

Sound of them hitting the balls is amazing.

[@taylorcompany19]

dude nadal is just so freakishly athletic

[@adambartlett6277]

Two completely different generations of greatness overlapping

[@aminulhussain2751]

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.

[@NRafa7]

One of the best video quality of tennis I’ve seen 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@TheXpepoX]

La Legenda y el Futuro, hasta donde llegara Alcaraz solo el tiempo lo dirá, de momento se le ve bien. Ojalá le lleguen exitos.

[@kabasakalis]

Superb quality footage, thank you!

[@baldassarealessi1007]

Thank you 12kgp-Tennis training Rafael Nadal is Carlos Alcaraz brilliant.

[@aanuton]

Always love Rafa, most! He's very gentleman.

[@bishrtabbaa9977]

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. 🎬👏

[@danielvail8764]

Thank you for sharing and editing this. Thumbs up

[@premium70194]

Nadal's footwork and movement are so underrated..it is probably the main reason for his success

[@purplefishies]

Please let these guys meet at the French open final this year

[@mskcouric]

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.

[@Walkman0007]

Gotta love great 4K content! Thanks for sharing

[@brianvercauteren6724]

10:28 Nadal says "Que buena Carlos", found that very wholesome lol

[@minyrar7107]

And he says BRAVO at 2:22.

[@orik9107]

Thank you for your service!

[@javierabrilmartinez3218]

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

[@minyrar7107]

“Muy buena Carlitos”

[@javierabrilmartinez3218]

@@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!

[@IsmaelMartinez-qw7wd]

@@javierabrilmartinez3218 Creo que le dice larga...

[@minyrar7107]

@@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.

[@guiluge]

Your footage is really amazing, thank you so much !

[@kurofune.uragabay]

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

[@rythmflow9828]

Now Carlos is #1 so ye

[@raavisandy]

Thank you for great Video.

[@testpower7135]

always love this view level. thanks for sharing

[@DeceitfulDestiny]

incredible camera angle, ty

[@fla2359]

Just WOW

[@saurabhgarg8029]

The GOAT and his successor!

[@davesufci1929]

Djokovič is the GOAT hihi .... And Carlos is his successor. Carlos will be during 8 years the best spanish tennis player of all times.

[@Karollenart]

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.

[@andrewmiller3055]

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.

[@danielhabte7847]

Carlos new number one in the making

[@abosaleh3318]

This was a pretty serious match

[@kieranrankie203]

That’s all Nadal knows.. other players have said he doesn’t practice, he constantly plays like it’s a real match

[@nicolasrodriguez-cc3ez]

Vamos Rafa! Vamos Carlos!👍🇪🇦

[@NATU090800SRG]

Excellent practice 👍

[@sooyoungmoon1530]

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.

[@tvtotalforever]

He s not really close tbh. He s amaizing for his age, but nowhere near nadal yet

[@AZ-cj8du]

Very close 🤣🤣🤣

[@Peaceful13]

nadal would bagel him

[@nava8167]

🧢

[@Francisco_Munoz]

It seems to be a huge distance between the master and the apprentice, at least in this practice.

[@Pundit2k]

Damn, the sounds coming off of Nadal's racquet... geez louise.

[@755hp]

8:50 Veteran choice / direction on that last hit. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@capitacaldera02]

Same passion, very different tennis

[@letsgofuckingcrazy]

Great video. It's clear that Nadal is most of the time pushing him to the back of the court... It's not much but gives Nadal the edge on a regular basis... Alcatraz still have plenty of time but still needs to go a little step up

[@kakashihatake1029]

It's a matchup thing. Almost every right hander in history has a bad matchup against Nadal style wise. Exceptions being Djokovic, Davydenko and post 2015 Federer

[@clipsdeljosepararecordarlo8745]

Se viene, se vieneeeeee...!!!

[@clipsdeljosepararecordarlo8745]

Cómo quedará este encuentro? 😱😱😱😱😱

[@jorgemarin7]

9:20 Rafa to himself: “Ok… very good… imbecile… why the f&*# do you wait? Come on” 🤣

[@minyrar7107]

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.

[@tonibibiloni7110]

@@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 ... 😂😂

[@tonibibiloni7110]

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"

[@kevintaylor4824]

You're a hero for translating. Thanks!

[@muchacho87]

I Like These indian wells practice views

[@SpiritSlayer1]

487,017 views, 4.2k likes, 253 comments, 34.8k subscribers. Nice!!

[@userneet2926]

Carlos Alcaraz in 2040: GOAT and Minimum 20 Grand Slam Trophies

[@valfar27]

8:23 Rafa: I almost fell after the winner that i threw. Marc Lopez: You have to intensify with more weight in 3/4

[@arde852]

Wtf😂 he doesnt say that

[@minyrar7107]

@@arde852 ¿qué dice?

[@valfar27]

@@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

[@ntandolugwazi9521]

02:26 Nadal says bravo. Looking at the dynamics it’s clear, the guy is a goat.

[@minyrar7107]

He says bravo there and he says “muy buena Carlitos” in another part. “Too good Carlitos”.

[@davesufci1929]

Djokovič is the GOAT hihi .... And Carlos is his successor. Carlos will be during 8 years the best spanish tennis player of all times.

[@fabiobordignon3840]

I see a young promising player who strikes like a beast…. On the other side Alcaraz

[@vanik2021]

lol

[@commondirtbagz7130]

Get your eyes checked lmao

[@ettoreluchetti]

Que listo que es Nadal......

[@ToiletTennis]

MY eyes!!!!

[@vanik2021]

Preview of Indian Wells final here 💪

[@giantsquid2]

10:36 The closest I'll ever get to Rafa lol

[@gorgemetz8062]

Boys save a little for the tournament. Practice is no joke.

[@ruggierojerolli]

Uummm Rafa felicitando "Buena Carlos!"

[@BullyGarfield.]

10:27

[@minyrar7107]

@@BullyGarfield. y BRAVO en 2:22

[@robsimms1982]

Carlos reminds me of a young Rafa - It'll be great if these two meet. I do think Rafa is too strong though :) #VAMOSRAFA

[@Dark_Voice]

Based on his match with Korda today. He is very shaky in IW so far.

[@jonbonesmahomes7472]

We will see tomorrow hehe

[@davesufci1929]

Carlos reminds more Djokovič by style of play.

[@Pablo-yj7je]

Do you have the whole training session? I would realy like to watch it please

[@emiliosalazar3951]

Could you put the full uncut version as well? Would be interesting to listen to what the players talk about with their coaches! Thx!

[@teddymikefunk]

Better than in tennistv !

[@joveneldubois4582]

That forehand at 10:32 shows you why this kid will be #1 player in the world at some point. 🔥🔥🔥

[@concofps]

And there you go

[@badruszaman5468]

New "Rafa" was born

[@footballnotsoccer115]

This is amazing! @ 12k

[@ruefullysage]

Nadal's racket coming up at 5:48 scared me 😭😭

[@i2dany]

2:07 that spin

[@uw10isplaya]

1:24 can definitely hear Kontaveit lol, even more distinctive than Rublev's bweh!

[@benthekeeshond545]

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.

[@Rorshacked]

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!

[@alfonso87ful]

Of course he is a long way. He is 18..

[@sugarspice4051]

@@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.

[@andrewmiller3055]

Agree, nearly impossible to get even a fifth of Nadal's accomplishments and tennis iq. Just so amazing.

[@mmm6325]

Goat and the lamb

[@sylvesteri4101]

top the best wow

[@sylvesteri4101]

wow

[@uw10isplaya]

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.

[@12kgpTennis]

Yes, filmed thru the back fence

[@bdgregorybd]

Well looks like practice is becoming the real thing tomorrow 😂 hoping Alcaraz wins cause it would be cool to see fresh blood

[@gf0878]

Spain's present and future.

[@Flowful99]

I think the guy using the Pure Aero is going to win

[@Drbolbolpilote]

@1:25 you can hear kontaveit sneezing twice in her practice on the other court hahaha

[@SpecTennis]

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)

[@bigboobies2647]

Alcatraz is really good.

[@JoePerdue]

crazy how the stands are relatively empty.

[@12kgpTennis]

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.

[@erikforsberg9638]

Bueno Carlos

[@eiseneuter2034]

It's so hard to play Nadal

[@thongtang692]

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!

[@juanquintana6070]

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.

[@minyrar7107]

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.

[@juanquintana6070]

@@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..

[@ricksanchez8633]

Indian Wells has more of a clay court vibe to it.

[@koksiewng]

Did anyone of you follow up with the scores, even if it was just a practice match ?

[@finh3052]

Nadal won the first set 6-2 and second set 1-1 until the video ended i think

[@koksiewng]

@@finh3052 Thanks for the scoreline report mate

[@livingtribunal4110]

Alcaraz definately best of the next ´Next Gen´, but he isn´t taking _Medvedev_ out in Indian Wells, let alone Rafa. But maybe Miami....

[@VladRadu-tq1pg]

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.

[@marcomonti9823]

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.

[@youfilin]

It is hardest thing in life, when you have to accept the unimmortalness of you being... Rafa is the best. But some day someone would be better

[@davesufci1929]

Djokovič is the GOAT hihi .... And Carlos is his successor. Carlos will be during 8 years the best spanish tennis player of all times. :))

[@danielchile76]

9:18 asi me hablo yo cuando juego tenis... algo en común con Rafa

[@nicolasrivero3027]

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 😂

[@LionelHutz619]

each time i blinked it hurt my eyes haha

[@bs838]

Can we get some subtitles? Rafa was pissed lol

[@franlm14]

in 9:20 he said "very well! stupid, the fucking..." in 9:45 "the truth is that I'm deserving the break"

[@bs838]

@@franlm14 thank you!

[@chocosquirrel3319]

@@bs838 at 9.46 he said he is my a$$

[@finh3052]

10:27 "good carlos"

[@cp_703]

I can hear Kontaveit in the background

[@YesSirPhil]

Alcaraz is so good already. But his serve placement isn't up there yet.

[@awateilrahc]

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]

@@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.

[@z1az285]

@@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.

[@blistering2900]

He need add more pace to his serve. Rarely i see him serving above 120 mph

[@poisenopinionator]

8:20 lol

[@user-mt1ux9zh8f]

0:31「速いなー」

[@funfor1life]

Who kept count of the score? I did.

[@ac-we5uc]

who won? what score?

[@hichamb1]

Thumbs up if you heard kontaveit grunt next to their court :DD

[@joanz5028]

Alcaraz has Nole's grunt LOL

[@TMM-N]

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

[@deathbombs]

Does kgp stand for king of game play? This is is gonna be vintage footage, the passing of the torch in a few years

[@12kgpTennis]

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.

[@deathbombs]

@@12kgpTennis that's awesome. Congratz on these huge numbers even if unintentional, they're all perfect

[@awateilrahc]

Any translators for 8:21?

[@juanquintana6070]

Is a bit of slang.. Rafa said "I made a big miss in the centre.. The coach told him to" push up around the service box.. " Not easy to get because of the slang.

[@juancosvo7720]

9:17