Carlos Alcaraz: ‘My goal in tennis is to be in the same table as the legends’<\/p>\n
Alcaraz has won seven titles this season alone, including the US and French Opens.<\/p>\n
At just 22, the Spaniard has six Grand Slam titles to his name and he is the favourite to win the Japan Open in a competitive field including the fifth-ranked Taylor Fritz<\/a>, who he lost to at the Lever Cup this weekend.<\/p>\n But Alcaraz was careful not to get ahead of himself over his greatness, despite the banner year he\u2019s having.<\/p>\n Asked if he thinks about the incomparable success he could end up with – Djokovic has a record 24 major championships – when it\u2019s all said and done, Alcaraz said, \u201cIt’s something that’s not in my mind right now.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been asked about what is your goal in tennis. I always say that, OK, my goal in tennis is to be in the same table as the legends or the best players in history but it’s not something that I’m thinking right now.<\/p>\n \u201cI’ve achieved great things already at just 22 years old. I already know that but I don’t know in the future how many things or how many tournaments I am going to achieve.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I think it’s something that I have to take care every day about the details, about everything – practicing well and we will see in the future.<\/p>\n \u201cI think nobody knows the future so what I’m thinking right now is to do the good things that I’ve been doing, follow the good path. \u201cI\u2019m trying to be the best player and the best person I can be every day.<\/p>\n \u201cThat’s all I’m thinking right now.\u201d<\/p>\n