Carlos Alcaraz declared on Wednesday that his competitive passions are so strong that he wants to not only be the best tennis player in the world but one of the best in history. With his 27th victory in 29 matches in 2023, world No. 2 and US Open winner Alcaraz defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the Madrid Open quarterfinals.
During the press conference that followed his quarterfinal match, Carlitos revealed: “I want to be one of the best tennis players in history. I’m ambitious. I don’t want to lose, even at marbles. I’m not going to get tired of winning; I live from day to day; I love playing tennis, so I’m not afraid that I’ll get tired of winning because that’s not going to happen.”
Alcaraz in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWLWWWWW Currently the world no.2, Carlos has achieved a 27-2 record in 2023. The Spaniard is currently competing in Madrid where he bested the world no.41 Emil Ruusuvuori 2-6 6-4 6-2, the world no.32 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 7-5, the world no.16 Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-2 and the world no.12 Karen Khachanov 6-4 7-5.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.20 Borna Coric in the semifinal. In the past, they have never competed against each other till now in top competitions.
The Spaniard has won 3 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells and Barcelona. Alcaraz got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos won 9 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 6 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz will play next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 10th of May.
