Carlos Alcaraz – his ‘miracle’ rise to win Wimbledon is a ‘blessing’ for tennis, says Feliciano Lopez

The tennis world should enjoy the arrival of Carlos Alcaraz as its new star, says Feliciano Lopez.

In a marvellous Wimbledon final, Alcaraz overcame Novak Djokovic, one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, in a five-set epic.

Spain’s Lopez, a former Wimbledon quarter-finalist himself, emphasised the significance of his countryman’s ascent to the summit of the sport at such an early stage of his…