Carlos Alcaraz wants to join the Greats of the game
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Carlos Alcaraz wants to “sit at the same table as the big guys”.
The 21-year-old Spanish phenomenon beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in the men’s singles final for the second successive year on Sunday.
He said: “At the end of my career, I want to sit at the same table as the big guys. That’s my main goal.
“That’s my dream right now. It doesn’t matter if I already won four Grand Slams at the age of 21.
“If I’m not keeping going, all these tournaments for me, it doesn’t matter.
“I think it is good for tennis to have new faces winning the big things and fighting for the big tournaments. It’s great for the sport and the players as well.”
He has now won his first four major finals on all three surfaces.
Nick Kyrgios, 2023 Wimbledon finalist on the BBC said: “The one enemy in Alcaraz’s career so far has been injuries.
“This is only his eighth event this year, so if he’s able to get on top of that and find what works for his body, nothing is going to be able to stop him in my eyes.”
Tim Henman, the former British No,.1 said on the BBC: “There’s plenty who are going to want to stand up – Jannik Sinner is the world number one right now and they have a great rivalry ahead of them.
“But for me Alcaraz’s variety, the strings to his bow that he’s able to utilise on every surface, is a pleasure to watch.”
