Alcaraz ‘not afraid’ as he appears to disrupt Djokovic and Nadal legacy
Carlos Alcaraz has shared his final objective forward of his twentieth birthday on Friday. The Spaniard has already made historical past as a youngster, changing into the youngest world No 1 in ATP historical past. And he how has his sights set on a dream that might be “too big”, being the perfect participant in historical past to disrupt Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal’s legacy.
Before even turning 20, Alcaraz has loved a profession many would dream of – profitable a Grand Slam amongst eight different titles and changing into the youngest man ever to succeed in the highest of the rankings. With his teenage years coming to an finish, the world No 2 is setting his sights on a brand new objective – one he confessed was in all probability “too big”.
“Well, my dream in tennis right now is to become one of the best tennis players in history,” he mentioned after advancing to the Madrid Open semi-final. “I know that this is a big dream, probably is too big.
“But in this world, you have to dream big and you have to think big, as well. I want to be part of the, you know, the best tennis players in history and I will work for it.” While it will be a giant activity to get his title among the many likes of Djokovic, Nadal and Roger Federer in males’s tennis, Alcaraz has already been compared to the Big Three on a number of events.
After the Spaniard lifted the title at Indian Wells this 12 months, Rennae Stubbs advised her podcast: “He is like a combination of the Big Three, literally. He is the characteristics of all three.” And Alcaraz has typically been likened to his countryman Nadal – even when his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero doesn’t approve of the pressure it brings.
The nine-time title winner additionally mentioned his need to maintain profitable wouldn’t fade – one thing that might assist him develop into one of many “best”. Speaking about his aggressive nature, he added: “I’m not afraid, I’m a very ambitious boy who doesn’t want to lose even the marbles.
“I think I’m not going to get tired of tennis, I’m not afraid of this, I just live from day to day and I love playing tennis, I’m a winning guy, so I’m not afraid that one day I’ll get tired of winning. I know that’s not going to happen.”
For now, his focus shall be on efficiently defending his title in Madrid, the place he’s into the final 4. Alcaraz has now reached the semi-final of all six tournaments he has performed this 12 months and mentioned: “It is a very good figure, I am maintaining a very high level in each tournament I go to, it is something that we work on and an objective that we have. We don’t want to play at one level in one tournament and the next in another, we want to play equally well all the time. At the moment I’m getting it, so I’m very happy about it.”