The young tennis player from Murcia Carlos Alcaraz He aspires to conquer Roland Garros and he said it openly this Thursday in a press conference he offered at the Real Sociedad Club de Campo in El Palmar, where he gave his first racket blow.
“I put myself on the list of candidates to win Roland Garros and I’m not afraid to say it,” he said.
The number 1 of the ATP, who at 20 years old will face his third presence in the final draw in Paris -he reached the third round in 2021 and the quarterfinals in 2022-, appeared with the president of the Autonomous Community, Fernando Lopez Miraswho took the occasion to announce the creation of the ‘Carlos Alcaraz’ cup, an event that will take place at Christmas and include an exhibition match between the player from Palma and another top ATP tennis player.
“Not because of the results on clay but also because of the confidence I have, I put myself on the list of candidates to win Roland Garros and I’m not afraid to say it, but there are also other great players like of Rafael Nadal If this is; Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, Holger Rune, Felix Auger-Aliassime. It’s a wide range of players who are called to fight for good things”, he commented referring to the second Grand Slam of the season and for him it was the first after missing the Australian Open due to injury.
About his shocking elimination in the third round of the Masters 1,000 in Rome, with 3-6 and 6-7 (4) against the Hungarian Fabian Marozsan having just won the ATP 500 titles in Barcelona and the Masters 1,000 in Madrid, he drew positive conclusions.
“I came with a lot of load and physical and more mental demands. I spent many weeks with that request and I couldn’t rest and, although I want to win every tournament I go to, I take things from positive side and This defeat allows me to rest and train with a high load before Roland Garros. In that sense, it is good for me to be at home and train with my eyes on Roland Garros,” he said.
He also mentioned the fact that the Serbian Djokovichis great rival in the fight for world number 1 at this time, fell in the quarterfinals in Rome against Holger Rune by 2-6, 6-4 and 2-6.
“Djokovic He has been at the top for more than 15 years and it is difficult to follow that trail of good results year after year, but his ability to put aside defeats and bring out his best version is incredible and he will definitely come to Paris with with a lot of energy,” he said. .
“I see him as a favorite and you don’t have to focus so much on these last results because he will go hungry and want to win,” remarked Alcaraz, who is not obsessed with the fact of retaining the position he currently has.
“I don’t think too much about the ranking, although I know that if I want to maintain this condition I have to do well in every tournament. If I enjoy myself and have fun, good results will come and the points will make me happy to me. have a good ranking in the ATP,” he said of the naturalness that is one of its hallmarks.
Source: La Verdad
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