Alcaraz eyeing ‘loopy’ Wimbledon feat as he hails ‘stunning’ Djokovic combat
Carlos Alcaraz ‘dreams’ of being the highest seed at Wimbledon and would possibly obtain the feat ought to he win his Queen’s conflict with Alex De Minaur on Sunday. The younger Spaniard has hailed his ‘beautiful’ combat with Novak Djokovic to be the world No 1 however might want to topple the dominant Serb to win Wimbledon subsequent month.
Victory over De Minaur within the Queen’s Championships closing will see Alcaraz reclaim the highest rating spot and due to this fact enter Wimbledon as the highest seed. He overcame Sebastian Korba 6-3 6-4 in his semi-final on Saturday.
The thrilling 20-year-old admits that coming into the Wimbledon draw as the highest seed could be ‘crazy’. He additionally hailed his combat with Djokovic for the world No 1 spot.
“Being top seed at Wimbledon, being No.1 is still a dream for me. It will be crazy to be top seed at Wimbledon.
“It’s something I work on, to recover the No.1. Novak and I are having a beautiful fight for No.1.
“Honestly, at the beginning of the week I didn’t know that I could recover the No.1, but it is an extra motivation for me to go into the final with extra energy.”
Alcaraz had performed on grass simply 3 times previous to this event. He was knocked out within the fourth spherical of Wimbledon final 12 months, thus failing to stay as much as the hype that surrounded him a 12 months in the past.
However, he has raised expectations with a shocking 12 months since final 12 months’s Championships. Alcaraz first turned the top-ranked participant after successful his maiden Grand Slam – the US Open in September final 12 months.
He added: “I’m taking part in nice and feeling nice. I’m actually comfortable to play my first closing on grass, and much more right here at Queen’s.
“I’m getting higher, I’m feeling higher each match I play. I really feel like I’ve been taking part in for 10 years on grass, I didn’t count on that.”
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