Carlos Alcarazwho qualified this Thursday for the third round of the US Open, He showed in a press conference his desire to meet in the final of this ‘grand slam’ Novak Djokovic.
“Both for tennis fans and for me too, I hope to play a final against him heresaid the Spaniard.
Alcaraz, who will lose the world number one in favor of Djokovic no matter what happens at the US Openhas fought memorable matches this 2023 against the Serbian such as the historic Wimbledon final which ended in his victory or the recent Cincinnati Masters 1,000 final where he fell to ‘Nole’.
When asked about the rivals from the ‘top 10’ who were eliminated in the first two rounds in Djokovic’s part of the box (Casper Ruud, Holger Rune, Stefanos Tsitsipas…), Alcaraz admitted that these results surprised him .
“But as I always say, we are in the ‘grand slam’: everyone is tough, everyone can deal with you. It is not necessary to ignore any party and it is also not necessary to say that the players who in principle have to win will win”, aimed.
“In the end, that shows how competitive there is and the high level of the players. Maybe because of the ranking issue, Djokovic’s table has been cleared. But, as they showed, all players can achieve good results so Djokovic doesn’t have to let his guard down if he wants to reach the final and, of course, me too. Obviously, both for tennis fans and for me too, hopefully I’ll play a final against him here,” he developed.
Alcaraz beat South African Lloyd Harris (177) in three sets and will face British Daniel Evans (26) in the third roundwhich he has defeated in his two precedents so far.
“He’s a really tough player. A good serve and a good volley, a good net game (…). I have to cut back a lot if I want to win that game,” he said.
The young man from El Palmar explained that he liked the most about his rivalry with Harris it is “playing aggressively” and “trying to always move forward”something he hopes to continue to improve as the tournament progresses.
“You can always improve. Today I think I played a good game, but in the next round we will try to be a little better (…). Every day I have the opportunity to continue to improve, improve, feel better. My goal is to continue to refine my shots, my physique and everything for what is to come“, said.
Source: La Verdad
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