By India Today Sports Desk: 2022 US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz has stated that he’s having a stupendous struggle with 23-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic for the world no 1 spot. Alcaraz will retain the highest spot if he manages to beat Australia’s Alex de Minaur within the last of the Queen’s Club Championship.
Speaking forward of the ultimate, Alcaraz stated the struggle for the world no 1 spot is additional motivation for him. Alcaraz is at present positioned quantity 2 within the newest ATP rankings following his loss within the 2023 French Open semi-finals.
“It [the No. 1 battle] is helping me a lot. It is an extra motivation for me. I think Novak and I, we are having a beautiful fight for the No. 1 spot,” stated Alcaraz.
The 20-year-old stated he gained’t be eager about the #1 rating through the Queen’s Club Championship Final, insisting that to enter the 2023 Wimbledon Open as a prime seed is a dream for him. The third Grand Slam of the season is ready to kick-start on July 3.
“During the match I am not thinking about that, but it is an extra motivation for me to going into the final with extra energy, and I am going for it. To be top seed at Wimbledon and No. 1 for me it is still a dream. It is something that I worked on, to recover the No. 1,” Alcaraz added.
The Spaniard added that he has discovered how you can transfer on grass, insisting that he seems like he’s been enjoying on grass for a few years. Alcaraz defeated American Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-4 to enter the Queen’s Club last.
“The thing that I learned the most this week is about how to move. I am moving well on grass right now. I started the week with doubts about movement and about hitting the ball, but right now, as I said, I feel like I have been playing on grass for many years,” stated Alcaraz.
Interestingly, Alcaraz is the fifth youngest participant to achieve his first last on the Queen’s Club within the Open Era, older solely than Boris Becker (1985), Lleyton Hewitt (2000), John McEnroe (1978) and Jimmy Connors (1972).
