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Noelia is the English teacher of Carlos Alcarazwho lives in London, was also present in his box when the 20-year-old beat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 on Sunday.
Noelia has worked tirelessly with Alcaraz to improve his English over the past month, with Spain’s side arriving in London nearly a month ago to play the Queen’s Championship, according to a report in El Mundo.
“The pair will meet in some of the player’s spare time and continue to progress in his improvement of the language in which he is increasingly developing,” the report said.
Aside from Noelia, the other new additions to the Alcaraz camp are his little brother Jaime, 12, who usually sits next to his mom, Veronica. In the final he joined his brother Sergio, third in age, along with Antonio Martínez Cascales, Ferrero’s mentor throughout his career and also a member of the technical team. Alvaro, the eldest of the four brothers, travels with Carlos to tournaments for some time, and also does duty as a sparring partner in training.
When the classic competition ended on Sunday, the custodian took to the stands to share the moment with his dad and other family members.
Hugging them big, it’s something I’ll never forget, Alcaraz said. “I hope I get a picture from that moment, because I will keep it forever.”
Alcaraz, the third youngest Wimbledon men’s champion in the Open Era, will head to New York to defend his US Open title in August, a US Open title that made him, in one fell swoop, the first teenager ever to top the ATP rankings. He is the first teenager to win the men’s tournament at Flushing Meadows since Pete Sampras in 1990, and the first teenager to win any slam since Nadal at the 2005 French Open.
Living up to expectations is never easy, and there was a lot more that was expected of Alcaraz. In a way, it lives up to all the hype. If he continues down this path, there should be plenty of trophies, hugs, and other photos to follow.
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