SA Carlos Alcaraz (El Palmar, 2003) a security employee had to carry it so he could fulfill his promises in front of the press. The Murcian never stops attending to children who ask him for an autograph or a photo. Between shouts of “Great, Charly!” and “You’re the best!”, reached the press room, accompanied by a trophy for the winner of to Queenthe one where legends like Rod Laver, Roy Emerson and Rafael Nadaland from this Sunday, he too.
His eyes left from chasing the ball of Alex De Minaur on the track to read the names of the champions, engraved on the silver of the trophy. Soon the comparisons with ‘Big Three’number one, favoritism to Wimbledon (July 3-16), the figure of Novak Djokovicand Alcaraz, in a chat with EFE, responded to all of them with the silence of one who, as of this Monday, is again the best tennis player in the world.
“The truth is that it was a good week. I surprised myself. I didn’t expect this result. I came here to gain experience, have track times, train the best and the truth is that winning the title is something I didn’t even think about it. I’m very happy this week, but more than anything, more than lifting the trophy, it’s seeing myself ready to get a good result at Wimbledon, seeing myself in high level. , with great confidence. Now we will try to fulfill our dream, to win Wimbledon”, said Alcaraz.
It took Carlos just two years to win his first title on grass, before Federer (4), Nadal (5) or Djokovic (6), members of the inimitable ‘Big Three’ of tennis.
“It’s incredible. It’s true that in the past it was a bit more complicated. More servers, different grass, faster, but I won’t take away my credit either. I’m very happy that in a very short time I was able to play very well on grass. To win Queen’s is unbelievable for me”, observed the Murcian, who is excited on the road to Wimbledon.
“Confidence is rising. I’m more confident now than maybe at the beginning of the week. It’s amazing to go to Wimbledon as the number one seed, but at the level of the chance to win, as number. one or number two, it doesn’t change much.” If I go to Wimbledon without expectations, I can win it. I feel like one of the favorites, but I need more experience. Djokovic is the great candidate,” says Carlos, who trained with Federer at Wimbledon four years ago and will now be a candidate for the title.
“It’s brutal, isn’t it? With that boy, who entered a training track, with all the people watching Federer… And now, having him, at every track I go to those people want to see me. With that boy. I would tell him to be patient, to continue with the same enthusiasm he had at that time and that all dreams come true”, commented Alcaraz, there was no problem with the thigh discomfort he felt in the Queen’s finals.
“The preparation won’t change much. It’s just been a precaution. All tennis players have discomfort and they have to live with the pain, and do the best possible job. I called the physio, they’re putting a bandage on it. , they considered it as a precaution, not to go further, but the preparation for this week will not change. We will continue the same training sessions, the same exhibition matches. And try to be 100% for my first against Wimbledon”, pointed out the Murcian, who has kept a cool head before everything that has happened to him since he won the US Open and became the youngest No. 1 in history at age 19.
“It’s thanks to my team and my family. We have a very closed circle. Spending time here helps you cleanse yourself of everything that happens around me, all the public, the statistics , the ranking… Everything that comes and goes Being number one or what I get to. Being with my people helps me separate myself a little bit. When I’m in the tournament, it’s great for me to be with the public, with people who make me happy, to have my back. I always say that it’s very important to have the public behind you. The least I can do is spend time with them, get autographs, take pictures. .. I know they are very excited, like me. When I was young, I had idols and I would like to be with them for a while”, concluded Alcaraz.
Source: La Verdad
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