The world number two spoke about his return to Buenos Aires after the consecration in 2023 and assured that the energy of the public and the passion for the sport is very specific.
Carlos Alcaraz will play this Saturday against the Chilean Nicholas Jarry for a place in the final, this will be his second consecutive appearance at the IEB+ Argentina Open after being appointed in 2023. The Spaniard, world number two, explained that he felt very good last year during his week in Buenos Aires and that reason why he decided to return.
“Argentina gives us special things,” The number two in the world ranking spoke without hesitation about being in Buenos Aires this week participating in the IEB+ Argentina Open. Furthermore, he added: “I liked it when I arrived, the people, the food here is also very good, it’s something different and it’s clear that when we play on the court the people give a special energy, that’s incredible and players appreciate that energy and passion. that’s “live for sport”. Finally he said: “I loved it and that’s why I wanted to come back.”
Regarding his future and the possibility of having a wide and successful career like his countryman Rafa Nadal or Novak Djokovic, he said that it is “something that cannot be imagined.” “It is something that no one can imagine, that it lasts 14, 15 years or twenty years, being at the top, in the elite, winning the best tournaments in the world and doing atrocities like their did, I wish I could. be at that level at the same time.” their age, but it’s something unthinkable”.
When Gonzalo asked him about the importance of being crowned at Wimbledon and the US Open: “I think it’s incredible, I’m not going to deny it. To win the US Open and be number one is a dream come true, to win Wimbledon is another dream, the truth is that Wimbleon is a wonderful tournament, so special, it’s incredible”.
Carlos Alcaraz and his possible ongoing rivalry with Jannik Sinner
When chatting about possible rivals in his career such as those played by Nadal, Federer and Djokovic over the years, he acknowledged that Sinner could be one of his great opponents. “The fact is that the matches we played, and we have already played some, are matches of the highest level, a very high demand, we always give a very high level of tennis in the match and I feel that way, I believe Jannik and I, or so I hope, we will fight for great things for a long time.”. When asked about the one Italian trait he would like to have, he didn’t hesitate: “That coolness in moments, the calmness he has in moments of maximum pressure”.
Source: Tycsports
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