Guillaume Marion, Media365, published on Monday February 12, 2024 at 11:15 p.m.
At a press conference, Carlos Alcaraz made no secret that he would prefer to win the Paris 2024 Olympics this year rather than Roland-Garros. For his part, Gaël Monfils indicated that he would do everything to qualify for the Olympic tournament.
For many athletes, 2024 will inevitably be a year apart. Indeed, in the middle of summer, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (from July 26 to August 11) will take a very important place this season. This will be particularly the case for tennis players who will be expected near Porte d’Auteuil to compete in the Olympic tournament at Roland-Garros, which will already be the scene of the second Grand Slam of the season a few weeks earlier (from 20 May to June 9). While he will soon begin the clay court season in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Carlos Alcaraz has not hidden his preference for 2024. “ If I have to choose, this year I prefer to win Olympic gold rather than Roland Garros », Declared the young Spaniard (20 years old) this Monday at a press conference. Semi-finalist last year at “RG”, the current world number 2 will logically be a contender for final victory during the two tournaments, he who feels “physically good”.
Paris 2024 objective for Monfils
For his part, present this week in Rotterdam (Netherlands), Gäel Monfils recognized that participating in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was one of his season’s objectives. “ It’s true that this year is a really special year for French players. We all want to be able to qualify for the Olympic Games which will take place in Paris. For me, Paris, everyone knows that it is quite special, to play at Roland-Garros, in addition to the Olympic Games. It would be something special, immense, explained the man who is ranked 70th in the world this Monday. There are a lot of young people who are playing very well. There is a lot of competition, we will say. It’s going to be a really very complicated qualifier, but It’s going to be my goal at the start of the year, from the middle of the year, as it is until Roland-Garros. So I will try to do my best to try to get a place. »
2024-02-12 22:15:00
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