World number two Carlos Alcaraz, semifinalist of the Masters 1000 in Madrid after beating Russian Karen Khachanov in straight sets, acknowledged that his dream is to become one of the best players in history.
“My dream is to be one of the best tennis players in history. It’s a really big dream, probably too big, but you have to dream big in this world and think big too. I want to be part of the best tennis players in the world.” history and I will work for it,” he said after beating Khachanov.
The player from Murcia will turn twenty on Friday, the day of the semi-finals, and will retire from the ATP as a teenager. He reached this situation with 150 matches and 117 wins.
“What those numbers tell me is that having such a short time on the track, two and a half years, having played so many games and won so many is a source of pride. It means I’ve established myself in a short period of time. “I’ve played great games, some of them incredible. All those games have made me grow,” the world number two emphasized.
“This is very good information from my side. I have a high level in every tournament I go to. It is a goal to keep the level all the time, in all tournaments, I reach it and I am satisfied” , he pointed out.
Alcaraz is not afraid to get tired of winning. He is ambitious and a winner. “I won’t get tired of winning. I’m ambitious. I’m a winner and I’m not afraid one day I’ll get tired of winning because I’m not going to pass,” he said. .
The Spanish player can soon find the number one. If he wins in Madrid, he would regain the top of the world rankings only with his participation in Rome.
“My plan is to go to Rome. It depends on how this tournament ends, but my idea is to play in Rome,” said Alcaraz, who receives advice from his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, to put the situation into perspective and help him to calm down. .
“These messages from Ferrero are super important to me. The issues that sometimes come up are due to fear of losing. But you have to leave satisfied, whether you won or lost, whether I was able to play my game or not. that I’ve been.” brave. Those messages calm me down and they take away the fear of losing,” emphasized the tennis player from Murcia.
Alcaraz acknowledges that the rivals know more about his game little by little. He takes it naturally. “All the players are trying to find a way to get their rival in trouble. I study the rival to see how I can get them in trouble. And we know where they are weak and how to attack them and that’s what they do with me too.” said the Spanish tennis player who returned to resort to the drop to overcome the Russian tennis player in moments.
“Sometimes I use the drop shot because I think about it before and other times because I don’t know what to do and I trust her a lot. Karen played at a high level and I used her as a resource and it worked out well,” said Alcaraz, who will face the winner of the clash between German Daniel Altmaier and Croatian Borna Coric in the semi-finals in a table where several players away from the top positions in the rankings are among the best in a Masters 1000.
“That reflects the level at number one hundred or around. If they are, it’s because they deserve it. You can’t take any game for won, whether it’s the three of the world or the cinema. It reflects the level that there is. and you can’t take it for granted. It’s good for tennis that everything is so open,” said the Spanish tennis player who, when asked, emphasized the words of NBA player Giannis Antetokounmpo and his theory of failure.
“He spoke very well. They are very good for all athletes. It depends on you how you look at failure. In the end you don’t have to take small steps forward and you will fall. It is important how you deal with that fall. Failure is not a bad thing, but something positive to keep growing,” he said.
Source: El heraldo
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