Former World #6 Ecuadorian Hero Nicolas Lapentti

Nicolas Lapentti reached the semis of the 1999 Australian Open and the quarters of Wimbledon in 2002. In 2000 he got to 6 in the world and over the course of his career he posted wins over world #1s Kafelnikov, Moya, Kuerten, Hewitt, and Ferrero. We discussed the machinations of the ATP, as well as his memories of Roger Federer. We talked about the exhibition he promoted with Rafa Nadal and Casper Ruud, and what his impressions are of Carlos Alcaraz. He explains why Alcaraz is better at 19 than Rafa was at 19. He told me about running to be on the ATP Tour Board, and how he believes the Faze 2 part of the Tour's plan to combine the WTA, ITF, and ATP. We talked about how he got very good, training at The Guayaquil Tenis Club and being named to The Davis Cup Team when he was 15. We talked about what it was like to be a top ten player,and he told me a great story of how he got to the quarters of Wimbledon. Recorded 11.4 in Guayaquil, Ecuador, Released 11.27The Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast is Powered by Sergio Tacchini Diadora is the official shoe of the podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.