Competing alongside Novak Djokovic in the doubles tournament, the Spaniard looked to go out with one final title.

The pair dominated their opening match against Karen Khachanov and Alexander Bublik, 6-1, 6-1, to advance to the quarter-finals.

It was there that they took on Australian Open champions Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten, losing in straight sets, 5-7, 4-6.

Following the match, Verdasco retired from tennis, having reached a career-high of seventh in the world, picking up seven titles.

He then gave his thoughts on his compatriots’ chances of breaking tennis’ most unachievable records.

Fernando Verdasco thinks it will be ‘almost impossible’ for Carlos Alcaraz to match Rafael Nadal’s Major count

Following his final-ever match, Verdasco took the time to share his thoughts on two of the ATP Tour’s best young stars.

“[Carlos] Alcaraz and [Jannik] Sinner are like Roger [Federer], Rafa [Nadal], and him [Novak Djokovic], you know,” he said.

“At the end they are the two biggest guys now, above the rest.

“You can see them a bit above the rest, and you can see that they are the guys that they will be more likely fighting for the big titles over and over again.

“Even more when Novak retires, I don’t know, maybe this year, maybe next year, whenever.

“At the moment, they are the two guys that they look like they will be fighting over and over for every Grand Slam.”

Verdasco thinks the world’s number one and three have already proven to be a step above their competition, reminding him of the ‘big three.’

“Great players are also there, like Stefanos [Tsitsipas], like [Daniil] Medvedev, like [Andrey] Rublev, all these guys have been there for a few more years than Sinner and Alcaraz,” he said.

“But you can see that these two guys are made of something a bit different, you know.

“It’s kind of like Roger, Rafa, and Novak, you could see back in the time that these guys were a bit different from the rest, you know, so that’s why they were like winning all the big titles, Grand Slams, at least, Masters maybe.”

The Spaniard then explained why he thinks it will be ‘almost impossible’ for Alcaraz to win as many Major titles as Nadal.

“They always ask me, do you think Alcaraz is going to win the same Grand Slams as Nadal?” said Verdasco.

“I’m like, listen, what I can say is that it’s almost impossible because, to win 22 Grand Slams, you don’t need to be so smart, it’s just that you have to be winning like two, three Grand Slams every year for like so many years.

“So as soon as you have like maybe a surgery or maybe a physical problem, it makes it almost impossible, you know.

“Like the average of these guys of be winning Grand Slams year after year after year is, it’s unbelievable, it’s out of this world.

“So, obviously, for me, it’s hard to, if you tell me they will win it, nowadays when they are like 21, they have three, I see a long way to get it, you know, but who knows.”

Is Carlos Alcaraz on track to surpass Rafael Nadal’s 22 Grand Slam titles?

Verdasco spoke about the rate at which Alcaraz would need to pick up Slams to win more than Nadal, but is he on track to do so?

During his first four full seasons as a professional, Alcaraz won four Major titles: the 2022 US Open, 2023 Wimbledon, 2024 French Open, and 2024 Wimbledon.

A rate of one Grand Slam a year, would likely not be enough to see the Spaniard overtake his countryman, if the pair played for the same number of years.

Nadal played his first full season in 2005, winning the French Open title before playing all four Majors for the final time in 2022, as he won in Melbourne and at Roland Garros, taking his tally to 22.

Only time will tell, however, as the 21-year-old has a long way to go before he can start to think about breaking Nadal’s records.

Alcaraz will search for a fifth Grand Slam title at the French Open, which begins on Sunday, May 25.