“Two weeks can be very long” in Wimbledon, so the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz does not want to think for a third consecutive title in the London grass, he declared this Saturday two days after the beginning of the tournament.
To achieve a third victory in Wimbledon, Alcaraz would achieve at 22 years that only four tennis players have achieved so far: Björn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.
“I come here with the desire to win the title, lift the trophy. I do not think about how many players have achieved it,” the Spanish said in a press conference when asked about an eventual triplet.
“Two weeks can be very long in a Grand Slam, so for now I do not think of who could reach if Wimbledon won three times in a row,” he insisted.
The Spanish, who will debut in the tournament against the Italian veteran Fabio Fognini (38 years old), on Monday in the center, declared in love with the grass, a surface in which “you can see the most beautiful tennis.”
“The style of the players on the court when they play in grass, is very beautiful. The sound of the ball. The movement is really difficult, but when you dominate it, it is as if you will fly,” he explained.
One of his great rivals for the title will be the Italian Jannik Sinner, N.1 of the world and the victim of Alcaraz in the last final of Roland Garros, where the Spanish saved several match balls against to take the title in an epic match.
“I am ready to play. What happened is past. I feel in great form, especially mentally,” a synner said Saturday at a press conference that a few weeks ago admitted having spent sleepless nights after losing in Paris.
Sinner confirmed that he has separated from his physical trainer Marco Panichi and his fisotherapist Ulises Badio. “It was after (the tournament) of Halle. Nothing happened in particular,” he said without going into details.
