Carlos Alcaraz is honest about Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz no pun intended on Novak Djokovic: "He's a wonderful person"
A few hours before his debut at the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 against Safulin, Murcian tennis player Carlos Alcaraz è has a heart-to-heart about rival Novak Djokovic and his physical condition ahead of the ATP Finals.
"The best way to prepare è definitely train with the best of all. We talked to each other before we arrived in Paris and said we could prepare together. We trained on Sunday and he won, but I hope in the tournament it ends differently. Novak è a wonderful person and è nice to talk with him in the moments we share. Clearly not è that he gives me advice since we are both fighting for the first place in the Ranking and to win tournaments, forò we talk about many other things on the circuit, or even other sports" began the Spaniard, in the press conference, about his Serbian rival.
"Even if I win in Bercy, I don’t think I would recover the No. 1 here. Obviously I will try to win the tournament, I know I have to give my all to try to regain the top since there are only two dates left. The goal è to try to improve day by day to reach a higher and higher level that will give me a chance to win. I don’t know if Novak and I are the favorites, because Sinner is also playing incredible, as well as Medvedev. There are many players who are playing at a high level, the scoreboard è very open and many players can win this tournament" continued the world number two.
In conclusion Carlos Alcaraz shed light on his physical condition: "I would be lying if I said I was 100%. After such a long season I think everyone has some little problems. I have some pain here and there, but I have recovered very well during these weeks. The problem with the sole of my foot that made me miss Basel, however, has not è yet fully recovered, but I am trying to take care of my body as best as I can. I will face the season finale with what I have. Overall I arrive in Paris feeling well enough to achieve a good result".
