Carlos Alcaraz has already won six Grand Slam titles at just 22 years old.
Alcaraz won both the US Open and Roland Garros this year, pitting himself alongside Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg.
As a result of his huge success achieved at such a young age already, Alcaraz has been predicted to win more than 20 Grand Slams in his career.
Novak Djokovic currently holds the most major titles, and Alcaraz has now revealed if he is looking to overtake the Serbian.
Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty ImagesCarlos Alcaraz suggests he is not thinking about Novak Djokovic’s Grand Slam record
Djokovic made history at the 2023 US Open, winning a 24th Grand Slam title to extend his lead as the player with the most men’s singles titles.
The two players closest to him in terms of that record, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, are now both retired and Alcaraz is now the active player who is closest to that record.
Active Grand Slam ChampionsGrand Slam Titles WonNovak Djokovic24Carlos Alcaraz6Jannik Sinner4Stan Wawrinka3Daniil Medvedev1Marin Cilic1
Despite still being 18 Grand Slam victories away from reaching Djokovic, Alcaraz continues to be asked about what he can achieve and that was no different in his pre-tournament press conference ahead of the Japan Open.
When speaking about his career goals, Alcaraz claimed that he is not yet thinking about getting to the numbers of players like Djokovic.
“You often ask me what my goal is as a tennis player, and I always say that I’d like to sit at the same table as the great legends of the sport, but it’s not something I’m thinking about right now,” said Alcaraz.
“I know I’ve achieved important things so far, but I don’t take anything for granted, and it’s anyone’s guess what will happen from here on out. I’m not thinking about Djokovic’s 24 Grand Slams or anything like that.”
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Although Alcaraz appears some way from Djokovic right now, he is currently tracking at a better rate than the Serbian at the same age.
Before Djokovic celebrated his 23rd birthday, he had won just the one Grand Slam title at the 2008 Australian Open.
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He had also never been world number one at this stage, something Djokovic achieved for the first time at 24 years old.
Novak Djokovic before turning 23Carlos Alcaraz before turning 23Highest RankingNo.2No.1Number of titles won1723Grand Slam titles won16
Despite claiming that he is not looking at Djokovic’s record just yet, Alcaraz will be eyeing up the Australian Open next year.
The Australian Open is the only major title that the Spaniard is yet to win, and Alcaraz will look to achieve the Career Slam in January.