Alcaraz analyzes his relationship with Djokovic: "I watch his matches, but I don't talk with him about tennis"

Carlos Navarro | 4 Jul 2025 | 22.37

Carlos Alcaraz. Source: Getty

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Carlos Alcaraz is now entering the second week of Wimbledon 2025. The Murcian hasn't displayed his brightest form yet, but rather a sense of maturity, progressively improving throughout the rounds and culminating with a magnificent fourth set against Jan-Lennard Struff. Following the match against the German, he expressed great pride, particularly in one aspect. However, the most notable moment from his press conference was his response regarding who, in his opinion, is the smartest player with the deepest tennis knowledge... and that player is Novak Djokovic.

- Impressive victory in four sets against Struff... and a satisfying aspect

"I'm very, very happy to have achieved the victory today. I believe it was truly important, facing a very tough opponent. Happy with my performance, maintaining my level over the four sets, glad to give myself the chance to continue improving. I think I returned quite well today. The serve still has room for improvement, I suppose, but I'm happy with it. What I'm most proud of today is my return; I think I returned really well, putting a lot of pressure on his serve. That was the key today."

- 21 consecutive victories: Is this the best tennis of your career?

"Yes, I think so. I haven't played my best tennis in all 21 matches I've won, but I've remained very, very calm in the tough moments of all those 21 victories. I have been playing very good tennis lately, with a lot of confidence. As I've said many times, I feel like I'm approaching matches in a magnificent way, and that makes me happy. Throughout all those matches, I have managed to save truly difficult moments. I'll answer yes to your question."

- Who is the smartest player on the circuit, the one who has impressed you the most with their knowledge of this sport?

"That's a good question. Right now, I believe Novak Djokovic is the smartest guy on the court. Novak is undoubtedly the player with the most knowledge about this sport. With his experience and all he has lived on a tennis court, having watched many matches in his career, I think he knows the most about this sport."

- Continued discussing his relationship with Djokovic when asked if he could "absorb" something from that knowledge in a special way

"I have spoken with Novak many, many times. I have watched his matches, trained with him, and also seen some of his practices. However, we don't talk about tennis, matches, or things like that. I prefer to talk with him about other things, about life, not tennis, really. I don't know how to answer that question. I try to learn some things from his game, from the way he trains, from the way he plays at times in his matches, but always from an external perspective, not because I talk to him or ask him tennis questions. I love watching him play tennis, I love all the times I've trained with him, the way he moves, plays, and trains, but apart from that, I don't speak with him about tennis."

- Next stop, Andrey Rublev

"Andrey is a very powerful player. I think he always plays well on grass because he loves to be aggressive. When he finds his forehand, he loves to move his opponent from side to side. It's going to be very tough facing him because on grass, mobility is really the trickiest aspect to nail down. In a way, I think we have a similar style of play since we both always seek to find our forehand, whether it's inside-out or playing cross-court. We're always aggressive, and he also has a great serve. It's going to be a very interesting match, a significant challenge. I'm ready to face such a challenge. We'll see how it goes; we've faced each other in big matches before. I'm happy to play against him again, intrigued that it's on grass. I'll go for it."

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