After his death, a Sports Illustrated article stated: "If earth was on the line in a tennis match, the man you want serving to save humankind would be Ricardo Alonso Gonzales."
Trala súa morte, un artigo de Sports Illustrated afirmou: "Se a terra estivese na liña dun partido de tenis, o home que queres que sirva para salvar a humanidade sería Ricardo Alonso Gonzales.