By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Friday, May 12, 2023

Carlos Alcaraz made his mark because the youngest year-end world No. 1 in ATP historical past.

Alcaraz will surpass Novak Djokovic and regain the highest spot when the brand new ATP rankings are launched after Rome.

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Meeting the media in Rome as we speak, Alcaraz mirrored on his hardest rival: the person within the mirror.

"I said before that your biggest rival is yourself," Alcaraz informed the media in Rome. "It's not only for me, it's for everyone. You have to control yourself, your emotions first, then playing against the opponent.

"You have to decide on the right issues in each second. That is de facto powerful 'trigger now we have simply seconds earlier than hitting the ball. It's powerful.

"Yeah, it's not just for me, it's for everyone."

Rome represents the primary time this season reigning champion Novak Djokovic and Alcaraz reside in the identical draw.

US Open champion Alcaraz shares Wimbledon winner Djokovic's sentiment hoping the pair will sq. off for the primary time in a yr within the Rome last.

"Of course, being in the same tournament that Novak is great, having him here and learning from him," Alcaraz stated. "It's always good having the best tennis players in the world in the tournament, it's great. I hope to meet him in the final.

"I at all times say that as a tennis fan I at all times need to see the most effective gamers on the earth, to observe them, be taught from them, 'trigger it's a must to be taught from everybody. Yeah, it is nice to share the event."

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