Alcaraz challenged Sinner for the closure of the season: “My great goal is …”

After interrupting his streak of 24 successes to thread when he fell into the Wimbledon final, the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (2nd) confirmed Monday that it will not be from the game in the Toronto Masters 1000event that had already suffered the low untimely of Jannik Sinner (1st), Jack Draper (5th) and Novak Djokovic (6th).

In search of recovering physically and mentally, the pupil of Juan Carlos Ferrero, who totals 48 wins and just six losses in the current season, chose to skip the Canadian event again, considering that he did not defend points in the world ranking ATP when he was absent in the last edition, after moving forward to the quarterfinals in 2023.

In a talk with the Gazzetta dello Sport, the young Murcian compared his last two calendars and even encouraged to challenge the Italian: “Last year it was very difficult for me My great goal in the remainder of the year is to be the world number 1 again. I am aware that Jannik is not going to affect many points to defend, but I am prepared for the challenge“

“It seems fantastic to tennis that we are building a so beautiful rivalryI think it will make more and more people be interested in our sport. Every time we face we take beyond our limits to each other, “said the owner of 21 titles in the male circuit, five in Grand Slam tournaments, about the exciting competition he generated with the current leader of the ordering.

In tune, the silver medalist in Paris 2024, which will put 60 units between the masters 1000 of Cincinnati and the US Open, extended: “For me the best thing about tennis is the mutual respect that promotes between rivals. Sinner and I are good friends, we can talk about many things outside the court. I am convinced that we will always maintain our relationship in these terms. I have great respect, he is a great person. “

“I have done very important things, I fulfilled key objectives at the beginning of the year and I want to continue on this line. I often think about the Roland Garros final and I still do not know how I achieved it. That game showed me that you have to continue believing in oneself until the end, without ever discourage He starred with the one born in San Candido.

Finally, Alcaraz closed with a wise message to his colleagues: “There was a time when I had a lot of criticism and it was very difficult. So now I try not to give too much importance to certain words that are said. Over the years I have realized that every little step counts and that you can even learn from defeats. You don’t have to be a star every daythe important thing is to be constant and strive to improve. Always”.