Alcaraz: One Route

Carlos Alcaraz shares his major purpose.

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, August 30, 2023

NEW YORK—Reigning US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz sported sleeveless Nike prime in his Arthur Ashe Stadium return.

The prime seed continues to be a disarming main participant.

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Alcaraz held a 6-2, 3-2 lead when German Dominik Koepfer was pressured to retire with a left ankle harm.

Wimbledon winner Alcaraz launched his quest to change into the primary man to efficiently defend the US Open since Roger Federer dominated Flushing Meadows for 5 straight years from 2004-2008.

It's the longest drought and not using a man defending a Grand Slam at any main within the Open Era.

Alcaraz, who will lose the world No. 1 rating to Novak Djokovic after the Open ends, shared his one major intention for the season: Regain world No. 1 as quickly as attainable.

"Well, right now [No. 1 is] a goal for me honestly. I said before that we are having a really good battle for the No. 1, Novak and I," Alcaraz stated. "I knew that he was going to get better the No. 1 after US Open.

"When the tournament is over, I will try to recover as soon as possible. That's my goal. I am working for that. The season has a lot of tournaments until the year is over. I'll try to recover it before the tournament end, before the year end."

Of course, many followers everywhere in the world are hoping for a rematch of the Wimbledon ultimate with Djokovic and Alcaraz squaring off once more within the US Open ultimate.

Alcaraz stated his instant plan is to elevate his degree round-by-round.

"I mean, it was great to step on court again in the Arthur Ashe after such a great run last year. I was excited to come back," Alcaraz stated. "I'm not interested by the defending the title. I used to be not interested by I used to be the champion final yr. I simply give attention to play my finest degree, to get better the extent that I performed final yr, attempt to do identical issues that I did final yr. That's the one factor that I'm pondering proper now.

"I try to be apart about all the pressure people put of me about the defending champion."

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