Carlos Alcarazsecond in the ATP world rankings, announced on Monday that one of his goals this year is to win gold at the 2024 Paris Games and that he wants to emulate Scot Andy Murray and win at least two Olympic titles.
“Murray has won two golds (2012 and 2016). To win two golds at the Olympic Games is something incredible. I hope one day I can have two golds like Murray“said Murcian in a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, where this week he is playing the Open in this Brazilian city.
Alcaraz said that while all tournaments are important, the possibility of winning a medal for Spain at the Olympic Games is “more special.”
The former world number one assured that his aim to compete at the Games does not change his plans for this year’s season or his training and his aim is to achieve as many titles as possible.
“The Olympic Games title is a very good and special goal, but I also want to win other tournaments and other Grand Slams. That’s why I have to focus on the upcoming tournaments and we’ll see when the Olympic Games get closer,” said the winner of the United States Open in 2022 and Wimbledon in 2023.
Alcaraz also said that one of his goals is to win the Rio de Janeiro Open again, a tournament he won in 2022 and where he was a finalist in 2023, because this Brazilian city has opened several doors for him and marked the beginning of his successful career.
The Murcian recalled that he played in the Brazilian tournament for the first time in 2020, when he was an unknown junior and received a special invitation from the organizers, and he took advantage of that opportunity to win his first match in an ATP competition.
The Rio Open in 2022 is his first ATP 500 title.
Source: La Verdad
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