By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Carlos Alcaraz out-dueled Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon and notice a dream.
Next season, Alcaraz goals to be a dream denier.
World No. 1 Djokovic swept three of the 4 Grand Slam titles this 12 months and is taking part in for extra in 2024: the Golden Grand Slam.
“You can win four slams and Olympic gold,” Djokovic informed the media in Turin after stomping Jannik Sinner to win his seventh title of the season on the ATP Finals.
Meeting the media in Mexico forward of an exhibition vs. Tommy Paul, Alcaraz stated Djokovic is able to finishing the Golden Slam and his mission is to cease it.
“2024, with the Games, is going to be a special year for everyone, players, athletes, for people who love sports,” Alcaraz informed the media in Mexico. “Djokovic has already shown year after year that he is ready to win all four Grand Slams and Olympic gold, but we are here to stop him. It’s going to be a very intense 2024.”
The 20-year-old Alcaraz has formidable goals of his personal: Win an Olympic medal for Spain subsequent 12 months and sometime solidify his standing as an all-time nice.
“With the Games in the summer, after Wimbledon, it’s going to be a tough season, like all the ones I’ve done so far,” Alcaraz stated. “We’re going to try to get strong, put ourselves in the best possible condition, to try to make it the same or better than this season and try to bring a medal to my country.
“That’s what I’d like probably the most and that is what we’ll work for.”
The Paris Olympic Games may well provide us with a tennis Dream Team as Alcaraz says he wants to play doubles with two-time Olympic gold-medal champion Rafael Nadal and the king of clay has said he’s all in with that plan if he’s healthy.
Alcaraz dreams of standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Nadal on the doubles court and someday standing side-by-side as an iconic champion.
“I dream of being the most effective in historical past,” Alcaraz said. “It’s an enormous dream, however on this life you must be one thing huge.
“I’m the same guy I’ve always been, no matter how famous I am, I’m not going to change the person I am. We tried to put aside all the expectations and comparisons with Federer, Rafa and Djokovic, to focus on my path.”
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