Alcaraz: "Sooner or later I will be champion of the Australian Open, I am sure"

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He's back on the courts. Carlos Alcaraz is ready to pick up a tennis racket again after taking a few days off to rest in Spain and Punta Cana. Following the Davis Cup, the Spaniard enjoyed a short well-deserved vacation to disconnect from tennis. Now he is in New York for two exhibitions scheduled for December 4th and 7th. The first will be at Madison Square Garden against Ben Shelton, and the second at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte facing Frances Tiafoe.

After these two matches, Carlitos will return to Spain to prepare thoroughly this December for the Australian Open, the only Grand Slam he has yet to conquer. In remarks collected by EFE from New York, the Murcian expressed his eagerness for that major: "I am sure I will be the Australian champion sooner or later. Hopefully, it will be next year", he said. With already 1 US Open, 1 Roland Garros, and 2 Wimbledons, he only needs to succeed in Melbourne and he won't stop until he achieves it. Moreover, if he does it in the next two years, he would surpass Rafa Nadal as the youngest to win all 4 Slams, which Nadal did at 24. "Completing the remaining Slams is very important to me," he added.

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However, it won't be an easy task as the competition is getting tougher with the presence of top players like Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev. This will be the most "challenging" for the Spaniard, to be on par with the others, as they are ready to "lay their cards on the table and demonstrate all they have worked for to achieve a good result." Additionally, Alcaraz talked about how "one of the best" coaches has officially joined his team.

That coach is Samuel López, who transitioned from coaching Pablo Carreño to becoming Alcaraz's second-in-command. López has already accompanied him in some tournaments when Juan Carlos Ferrero was absent, so it won't be surprising to see them rotating. "Both have full trust in each other, and being able to travel with both of them will be great. I think I will grow as a player thanks to them. They listen to me much more than before, obviously, back when I was 16 and had nothing to say, just keeping my mouth shut and ears open," he stated.

And the million-dollar question: What are your thoughts on the Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic partnership as coach-player? In a candid manner, the Spaniard believes that the British player is the "right coach" for the Serbian. "It's like playing against both of them," Carlitos said jokingly, pointing out that this association "will be incredible for tennis."

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