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I want to sit at the same table as the big guys – Carlos Alcaraz

Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz wants to be among the big guys. Alcaraz, only 21, has already achieved what many tennis players dream of achieving for the whole of their career – he has four Major titles under his belt. 

Alcaraz’s tally is the third highest among active players after Novak Djokovic (24) and Rafael Nadal (22). But more importantly, the youngster is hungry for more on the tour.

Alcaraz won back-to-back Wimbledon titles after convincingly beating Novak Djokovic in the summit clash by 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 on Sunday. He also became the sixth player to win the double of Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the Open Era.

“Obviously it’s a really great start of my career, but I have to keep going. I have to keep building my path,” Alcaraz said. “At the end of my career, I want to sit at the same table as the big guys. That’s my main goal. That’s my dream right now. It doesn’t matter if I already won four Grand Slams at the age of 21. If I don’t keep going, all these tournaments for me, it doesn’t matter.

“I really want to keep going. I will try to keep winning and end my career with a lot of them.”

The Spaniard added he is really happy with the work he is putting in with his team and is happy with the titles he has achieved so far in his young career.

“I’m really happy with the work that I’m doing with my team. I’m really proud about myself, all the things that I’m doing great. I’m really proud about my people around my team. Everything we have done already has been unbelievable, an amazing journey so far,” Alcaraz said. “I really want to keep going, to keep improving, to keep growing up, try to keep winning. That’s all that matters for me right now.

“I don’t know what is my limit. I don’t want to think about it. I just want to keep enjoying my moment, just to keep dreaming. So let’s see if at the end of my career it’s going to be 25, 30, 15, four. I don’t know. All I want to say is I want to keep enjoying, and let’s see what the future brings to me.”

Alcaraz has certainly shown the skills to go a long way in his career as he has all the shots in his arsenal.

The 21-year-old suffered a four-set loss at last year’s US Open and admitted he learned a lot from that defeat.

“I had to grow up and be more mature in those situations. I gave up a little bit. I remember perfectly. I gave up a little bit in the second set after losing the first one. It’s something that is unacceptable playing in a Grand Slam. I knew that these things can’t happen again,” Alcaraz said. “It helped me a lot coming to the next Grand Slams, next tournaments to be better in the mental side, to be strong enough, playing [my] best tennis in the close and difficult situations.”

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