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Carlos Alcaraz reveals mentally he’s making an attempt to “overlook” that he’s the defending US Open champion and can do his finest to “concentrate on match by match.” Alcaraz, 20, turned a Grand Slam champion after beating Casper Ruud in final yr’s US Open remaining.
Since then, Alcaraz has additionally gained his second Grand Slam after beating Novak Djokovic on this yr’s Wimbledon remaining. Now, Alcaraz hopes to defend his US Open title and end this yr as a three-time Grand Slam champion.“Each slam I am going to I attempt to win it.
I’ve excellent recollections of final yr, so let’s go for it,” Alcaraz advised AFP.
Alcaraz: Mentally, I am making an attempt to overlook I am defending the title
“Mentally, we will attempt to overlook that I am defending the title, we’re simply going to focus match by match, present our greatest degree in every match and see if on the finish of all of it I play at my finest degree and may get the second title right here,” Alcaraz mentioned.Main as much as the US Open, Alcaraz performed in two tournaments.
On the Toronto Masters, Alcaraz suffered a shock quarterfinal loss to Tommy Paul. Final week, Alcaraz bounced again on the Cincinnati Masters as he made the ultimate earlier than dropping to Novak Djokovic in an absolute thriller. Now, Alcaraz is ready to defend his US Open title.
On Thursday, Alcaraz discovered that Dominik Koepfer will probably be his first-round opponent at Flushing Meadows. When Alcaraz and world No 78 Koepfer meet within the US Open first spherical, it is going to be their first-ever assembly. Going into the match, Alcaraz is absolutely the favourite to beat Koepfer.
Going into this yr’s US Open, Alcaraz and Djokovic are thought-about the 2 prime favorites for the title. Alcaraz and Djokovic are additionally the 2 top-seeded gamers and so they may probably meet solely within the US Open remaining.
