JAKARTA - Tennis player from Spain, Carlos Alcaraz, will play the US Open 2023 tournament with the status of defending champion. He is above Novak Djokovic who is the second seed.
However, that status did not make him happy. He admitted that he had different feelings", but he didn't think of that feeling.
"Men mentally, we will try to forget I am defending the title, we will only focus on game after game, show our best level in every game and see if in the end I play according to my ability, my best level, and get a second title here," said Alcaraz.
"Every player here, every game is difficult. Every player can beat you," he continued as quoted by Antara.
Alcaraz later said he would not rush into a bid to defend his title at the US Open. He called all the games difficult.
The 20-year-old Spanish star said he was unable to face the potential for the title race with the seeds of the two 23-time Grand Slam champions Novak Djokovic but would "concentrate in the first half".
"Every Slam I follow, I try to win it," said Alcaraz, who will open an effort to defend his title against German players ranked 78th Dominik Koepfer, as broadcast by AFP, Friday, August 25.
Alcaraz beat Caspar Ruud in last year's US Open final to claim his first Grand Slam title at the age of 19, becoming the youngest world number one in ranking history.
"I have very good memories of last year, so let's do it again," said Alcaraz.
On the pitch, Alcaraz is predicted to be the successor to great players such as Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer, but he calls himself "a very normal man, who tries his best."
"I always go to the same place, meet the same person, and do the same thing. It doesn't affect us and we think it's normal," Alcaraz said.
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