The latest comparison between Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz by Serena Williams’ former coach Patrick Mouratoglou hasn't gone down well with tennis fans.Mouratoglou recently shared his opinion on the man of the moment – Carlos Alcaraz. In a video posted on social media, he praised the 19-year-old Spaniard’s prowess on all surfaces. However, Mouratoglou also seemingly undersold the all-surface achievements of Rafael Nadal, to whom Alcaraz is often compared."I think Carlos Alcaraz is an all-court player, I don't think he is a clay-court player," Mouratoglou said. "Rafa is more of a clay court player. He has learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was really a clay court player, which is not the case for Carlos."Carlos Alcaraz has lifted three of his biggest titles on hard courts - Indian Wells, Miami, and the US Open. But his other five titles, including a Masters 1000 in Madrid, have come on clay.Rafael Nadal, meanwhile, has found the majority of his success on clay courts. He has won as many as 63 of his 92 titles on the surface, including 14 French Open titles and 26 Masters titles.However, the 22-time Grand Slam champion has also lifted 25 trophies on hardcourts, including four US Opens, two Australian Opens, and 10 Masters 1000s. He has four grass titles to his name too – two at Wimbledon and one each at the Stuttgart Open and the Queen’s Club Championships.Nadal is also the youngest man in the Open Era to complete the Career Grand Slam, winning all four Majors at least once by the age of 24.Tennis fans thus did not take kindly to Patrick Mouratoglou’s opinion and heavily criticized the French coach for his seemingly inaccurate take on the two Spanish tennis players. Many argued that Nadal's high degree of success on the red dirt cannot be used to label him a claycourt player given that he is so successful on other surfaces as well.One fan stated that Nadal earned better results in his career when he was Carlos Alcaraz’s age.“Nadal had a Wimbledon Final, a couple of M1000s on HCs and had won RG twice by the time he was 20, Alcaraz has 1 M1000 on clay, no Wimby Finals, 1 USO and a couple of M1000s on HC. Make of that information what you want,” the fan said.Pasha@Topspin_rightyNadal had a Wimbledon Final, a couple of M1000s on HCs and had won RG twice by the time he was 20, Alcaraz has 1 M1000 on clay, no Wimby Finals, 1 USO and a couple of M1000s on HC. Make of that information what you want. twitter.com/TheTennisLette…The Tennis Letter@TheTennisLetterPatrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos”9112Patrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos” https://t.co/pD9tiTnuO1Nadal had a Wimbledon Final, a couple of M1000s on HCs and had won RG twice by the time he was 20, Alcaraz has 1 M1000 on clay, no Wimby Finals, 1 USO and a couple of M1000s on HC. Make of that information what you want. twitter.com/TheTennisLette…“'Clay courter' who's still the youngest player who completed the career grand slam btw,” another fan said.m*rve@mercpie''clay courter'' who's still the youngest player who completed the career grand slam btw twitter.com/TheTennisLette…The Tennis Letter@TheTennisLetterPatrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos”341Patrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos” https://t.co/pD9tiTnuO1''clay courter'' who's still the youngest player who completed the career grand slam btw twitter.com/TheTennisLette…Here are a few more reactions:fran evelyn mosby@franisimo@TheTennisLetter Nadal was making Wimbledon finals at 19 so when exactly did he “learn” how to play on non-clay surfaces?833@TheTennisLetter Nadal was making Wimbledon finals at 19 so when exactly did he “learn” how to play on non-clay surfaces?misguided ghost 🦊@MargheDW8Learned? He completed the career gs in 2010 at what? 24 yo? Nothing against Carlos who is a phenomenal player but he has yet to prove himself on grass. Rafa won against Federer at Wimbledon when he was 22 yo and made his first final there at 20. Rafa being that much dominant on + twitter.com/TheTennisLette…The Tennis Letter@TheTennisLetterPatrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos”30917Patrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos” https://t.co/pD9tiTnuO1Learned? He completed the career gs in 2010 at what? 24 yo? Nothing against Carlos who is a phenomenal player but he has yet to prove himself on grass. Rafa won against Federer at Wimbledon when he was 22 yo and made his first final there at 20. Rafa being that much dominant on + twitter.com/TheTennisLette…Doris@Dorli_WiMoratoglou with again twitter.com/TheTennisLette…The Tennis Letter@TheTennisLetterPatrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos”117Patrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos” https://t.co/pD9tiTnuO1Moratoglou with 💩again twitter.com/TheTennisLette…A Lien@AlienObserved@TheTennisLetter Mouratoglou talking top level rubbish as usual. The guy thinks on court court coaching is needed because he’s desperate to be a celebrity.Young Nadal himself said he loves grass and hard court. Just happened that his game suited clay also.15@TheTennisLetter Mouratoglou talking top level rubbish as usual. The guy thinks on court court coaching is needed because he’s desperate to be a celebrity.Young Nadal himself said he loves grass and hard court. Just happened that his game suited clay also.Catherine Singson@CatherineSS02@TheTennisLetter Can he keep his mouth shut..@TheTennisLetter Can he keep his mouth shut..Gauri🌈@GauriiA13Has he even looked at Rafa's records on hard courts as a teenager? What's wrong with training to be the absolute best on one of the sports' three surfaces? I'm sorry he wasn't just "good" on other surfaces... twitter.com/TheTennisLette…The Tennis Letter@TheTennisLetterPatrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos”1917Patrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos” https://t.co/pD9tiTnuO1Has he even looked at Rafa's records on hard courts as a teenager? What's wrong with training to be the absolute best on one of the sports' three surfaces? I'm sorry he wasn't just "good" on other surfaces... twitter.com/TheTennisLette…ً@alovehold@TheTennisLetter Rafa was the youngest player to win all 4 slams. Beating Federer or Djokovic in 3 of those finals. Made 3 consecutive Wimbledon finals losing to prime Fed the first 2 times before ending his reign there. Clay court player, eh? @pmouratoglou keep his name out of your mouth351@TheTennisLetter Rafa was the youngest player to win all 4 slams. Beating Federer or Djokovic in 3 of those finals. Made 3 consecutive Wimbledon finals losing to prime Fed the first 2 times before ending his reign there. Clay court player, eh? @pmouratoglou keep his name out of your mouth https://t.co/eeSBFaD4T3Sir Osis of Liver@rojo304With absolutely no disrespect to anyone, I am fed up with hearing that Rafa is a clay-court player. If that is the case, why were almost 50% of his 22 Grand Slam titles were played on hard or grass courts? What say ye, Smart Ass? #Nadal #RafaelNadal #Rafans twitter.com/TheTennisLette…The Tennis Letter@TheTennisLetterPatrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos”31Patrick Mouratoglou on difference between Alcaraz & Nadal: “I think Carlos is an all-court player. Rafa is more a clay court player. He’s an all-court player, but he learned to be good on other surfaces, but originally, he was a clay court player which is not the case for Carlos” https://t.co/pD9tiTnuO1With absolutely no disrespect to anyone, I am fed up with hearing that Rafa is a clay-court player. If that is the case, why were almost 50% of his 22 Grand Slam titles were played on hard or grass courts? What say ye, Smart Ass? #Nadal #RafaelNadal #Rafans twitter.com/TheTennisLette…fran evelyn mosby@franisimo@TheTennisLetter Nadal was making Wimbledon finals at 19 so when exactly did he “learn” how to play on non-clay surfaces?853@TheTennisLetter Nadal was making Wimbledon finals at 19 so when exactly did he “learn” how to play on non-clay surfaces?MAY@mayk_me89@TheTennisLetter If they were playing cards Alcaraz would just be a Jack (of all trades) but Nadal would be King (as he won Olympic gold and numerous grand slams)But sure, everyone wants to pretend he's only a clay court king because no one has or ever will surpass his clay court wins@TheTennisLetter If they were playing cards Alcaraz would just be a Jack (of all trades) but Nadal would be King (as he won Olympic gold and numerous grand slams)But sure, everyone wants to pretend he's only a clay court king because no one has or ever will surpass his clay court winsrahul yadav@drrahulomfs@TheTennisLetter He is one of the best TENNIS player ever played BUT on clay court there won't be any player even half as good as Rafa .@TheTennisLetter He is one of the best TENNIS player ever played BUT on clay court there won't be any player even half as good as Rafa .Podmond Green@frank_niggalina@TheTennisLetter I would say Nadal was already god on clay and very good on other surfaces. Alcaraz is just very good on all surfaces so I guess he’s more all around player 🤷🏻‍♂️5@TheTennisLetter I would say Nadal was already god on clay and very good on other surfaces. Alcaraz is just very good on all surfaces so I guess he’s more all around player 🤷🏻‍♂️🤔@Jamaica658@alsinasheJoey Patrick is trying to insult and belittle Nadal not realizing he is actually showing that Nadal is better. The fact that he had to learn to be good and then win slams on every surface is more impressive than having natural ability on all surfaces right away@alsinasheJoey Patrick is trying to insult and belittle Nadal not realizing he is actually showing that Nadal is better. The fact that he had to learn to be good and then win slams on every surface is more impressive than having natural ability on all surfaces right awayRafael Nadal withdraws from the 2023 Madrid OpenRafael Nadal’s comeback continues to be delayed, as the Spaniard announced on Thursday that he would be absent from the upcoming Madrid Open. He earlier withdrew from two other clay court tournaments - Monte-Carlo and Barcelona.The 36-year-old hasn’t competed since his early exit at the 2023 Australian Open. In his latest statement, Nadal stated that the hip injury he sustained at the Slam Down Under was taking longer than expected to heal. He also refused to specify an exact date for his competitive return."We are in a difficult situation. I will not be able to be in Madrid. The injury still hasn't healed. I can't give deadlines because if I knew I would tell you but I don't know," he said.