Carlos AlcarazWimbledon champion, He said on Tuesday that Novak Djokovic, world number one, is ready to win four Grand Slams by 2024but he guarantees that he will try to stop it.
“Djokovic has shown year after year that he is ready to win four Grand Slams, but we are here to prevent it with other players who have the ability to defeat it“he announced at a press conference in the capital of Mexico.
Alcaraz, second in the ATP classification, He is excited to face American Tommy Paul this Wednesday in an exhibition match and recalled that the North American was one of his toughest rivals, with whom he had a very good match.
“I want to play against Tommy, hopefully tomorrow will be another good match” he assured.
When referring to the media’s tendency to mention him as a successor to Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and the still active Djokovic, the Murcian He says he is working to become one of the best in history.
“I’m trying to focus on my career. My dream is to be considered one of the greatest in history“, noticed.
Referring to his 2023 season, where he lost the number one spot on the world list, Alcaraz said that after winning Wimbledon he had a decline in performance and in 2024 it will try to maintain a good level throughout the year.
“I have to grow next year. Realize that the season continues until November. I worked with a psychologist who helped me. 2024 will be a difficult year, with the Olympic Games after Wimbledon. “I will work hard to give my country a medal,” he said.
The American Tommy Paul recalled that in four games he was evenly matched with Alcaraz and expressed himself anxious to face it again.
“We go 2-2 and tomorrow will be a good match“, he pointed out.
Before the fight between Alcaraz and Paul, the Greek María Sakkari, ninth in the WTA rankings, will face Danish Caroline Wozniacki33 years old, who was number one in the world for 71 weeks and is now 238 in the rankings.
Source: La Verdad
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