Carlos Alcaraznumber two in the world, semifinalist in the Masters 1000 in Madrid after defeating the Russian in two sets Karen Khachanovaadmits that his dream is to become one of the best players in history.
“My dream is to become one of the best tennis players in history. It’s a very big dream, maybe too big, but you have to dream big in this world and think big too. I want to be part of the best tennis players in history and I will work for it”, he said after losing Khachanov.
The Murcian player will turn twenty years old on Friday, the day of the semifinal match and will stop being a teenager for the ATP. He reached this situation with 150 games and 117 victories.
“What those numbers tell me is that in a very short time on the circuit, two and a half years, playing so many games and winning so many is a source of pride. It means that in a short time I have established myself. , I have played great games, some incredible. All those games have made me grow”, highlighted the number two in the world.
“This is very good information on my part. I have a high level in every tournament I go to. It is a goal, to maintain the level all the time, in all the tournaments, I have reached it and I am satisfied” , he pointed out.
Alcaraz: “I will never get tired of winning”
Alcaraz is not afraid of getting tired of winning. He is ambitious and a winner. “I will never get tired of winning. I am ambitious. I am a winner and I am not afraid that one day I will get tired of winning because I will not pass,” he said.
The Spanish player is about to reclaim number one. If he wins in Madrid, only with his participation in Rome will he regain the top ranking in the world.
Alcaraz: “My plan is to go to Rome”
“My plan is to go to Rome. It depends on how this tournament ends, but my idea is to play in Rome,” said Alcaraz, who received advice from his coach Juan Carlos Ferrerosome to relativize the situation and to calm him down.
“These messages from Ferrero are very important to me. The problems that arise sometimes are because of the fear of losing. But you have to leave satisfied whether you win or lose if I was able to play my game or if I was Brave. Those messages relax me and they take away the fear of losing”, stressed the tennis player from Murcia.
Alcaraz acknowledges that rivals are slowly learning about his game. He took it naturally. “All the players try to find a way to put their opponent in trouble. I study the opponent to see how they can put them in trouble. And we know where they are weak and how to attack them and that’s they do to me,” said the Spanish tennis player who came back down to defeat the Russian tennis player moments later.
“Sometimes I use the drop shot because I think about it before and other times because I don’t know what to do and I trust her a lot. Karen plays at a high level and I use her as a resource and this it was good,” said Alcaraz, who will face the winner of the German clash in the semifinals Daniel Altmayer and the Croatian Borna Coric in a table where some players far from the top of the ranking are among the best in a Masters 1000.
“That reflects the level at number one hundred or around there. If they are, it’s because they deserve it. You can’t take any game for won, whether it’s three in the world or the cinema. It reflects the level there is and you can’t take it for granted. For tennis it is good that everything is so open,” said the Spanish tennis player who highlighted, when asked, the NBA player’s words. Giannis Antetokounmpo and his theory of failure.
“He spoke very well. They are very good for all athletes. It depends on you how you accept failure. In the end, you don’t have to take small steps forward and you will fall. What matters is how you take that fall .Failure is not something bad but something positive to keep growing”, he said.
Source: La Verdad
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