carlos alcaraz happy. It may seem obvious, but this is what the tennis player believes is the key to his success in New York: raise the first Good and also become youngest number one in history. “I got the trophy because I was happy on the track”, assures the first appearance in front of the press after the victory.
Juan Carlos Ferrero had said this before, and the tennis player agreed. After falling too early in Cincinnati and Montreal Alcaraz felt pressure, lost “some joy”. She came to her New York date determined to have fun again, to “smile again on the track.” And with the support of his team and family, he regained the happiness in the game that was vital to him and which he thought was as essential to his victory as the physical and mental level he demonstrated in New York.
Now she has what she so dreams about and Alcaraz says “insane”, “incredible”. She also assures that she never thought she would make it at age 19. But achieving this is not the end of the goals. “Of course I’m open for more“I want to be at the top for weeks, hopefully many years, and after these two incredible weeks I will work to achieve more.”
Brain, heart and “other”
The American press is interested in the emojis it uses on social networks: a heart, a brain and two eggsand Alcaraz gives them the explanation. it’s such a thing grandfather told him since childhood, both the person and the expression remember them when they need it most. “Thanks to this,” she adds, “I can push myself through tough times.” “They’re with me every game. And I think I played great tennis, but also a heart, mindset and other tremendous levels”.
Humility in front of the ‘Big 3’
Inevitable for Alcaraz questions for Raphael Nadal, or comments that already tell him about his period, and the tennis player humbly responds to them. “I have one, he (Nadal) is 22, so I’m next,” he says with a smile.
It also refers to the Big 3, which consists of Manacor, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. “It’s incredible to have the youngest number one slot in history, but what they do is harder, stay there for too long.” very soon,” he continues. “The Big 3 is also evolving. There is always something to improve”.
What Alcaraz guarantees it won’t change his personality. “Now many things will happen to me that I never expected to happen to me at the age of 19, but I think that as a human being I will have no trouble keeping my feet firmly on the ground. As soon as I arrive in Spain, I will go to see my family and friends. Y I will be as usual“, He promises. “I’m proud to be from Murcia, proud to be from El Palmar, proud to be Spanish.”
In fact, his close date will be to fight the Spanish Davis Cup team. And Alcaraz assures you it’s “excited to play in your house.” “Let’s go out “We hope to play at the best level in Valencia to qualify for Malaga.”