Carlos Alcaraz succumbed in the semifinals of Roland Garros against Novak Djokovic in a match where the tension of playing against the Serbian was his worst enemy. That bad memory, however, has not undermined the hopes or ambition of the Murcian, who wants revenge against the Balkan in the Wimbledon final.
“The most difficult thing about playing against him is the pressure he puts on, not just against me, against everyone. It’s something I have to deal with, but I want to do it. I hope I can play the final against him,” said Juan Carlos’s pupil Ferrero, who arrives at the All England Club as the first racket on the circuit after winning his first grass-court tournament at Queen’s.
“Honestly, I don’t feel a lot of pressure to be number one. I know what I have to do, I don’t think much about being number one to be able to take that pressure off me,” he said. Alcaraz will remain at the top if he equals or improves the result of Djokovic, who for the man from El Palmar is “the main favorite” to win what would be his eighth title at Wimbledon.
“Djokovic makes things very easy, he moves very well, he hits the ball very clean, he doesn’t do anything wrong,” said the man from Belgrade, who also referred to the Spaniard in his press conference: “I don’t need Alcaraz or nobody to keep me motivated.”
Alcaraz, who will play his first match on Tuesday against Chardy, arrives with more experience at his third participation in Wimbledon. At his premiere in 2021 he fell in his second match and last year he lost in the round of 16 against Jannik Sinner the day he made his debut on center court. “I haven’t seen the center yet this year. I haven’t been inside, I haven’t had the chance,” acknowledged the Murcian.
“I have lived in Aorangi, but I am a boy who learns quickly. I learn quickly from the experiences I have had and I think that last year, which had a great impact on me, I don’t think it will happen to me, because I already know how to manage it,” he added. an Alcaraz who at 20 years old has slipped into the group of favorites to win the Wimbledon tournament.
