World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz said Tuesday that challenging Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of Grand Slams, in this case at Roland Garros on Friday, is "a dream come true". "It's amazing to play a Grand Slam semi-final against Novak (Djokovic). I've seen it millions of times in semi-finals and Grand Slam finals, winning titles. I remember a lot of matches between Rafa (Nadal) and Djokovic," Alcaraz said. It's something I've always dreamed of. When I watched these matches, I thought: +one day, it will be me+. That day has arrived. It's a dream come true."
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«I'm not going to say I'm the best, but I feel like one of the best with the level I show, considers the young Spaniard, who became the youngest world No. 1 in history last September in the wake of his first Grand Slam title, at the US Open. I feel very comfortable in the game, with a lot of confidence, tennis, physically and mentally, I feel very good, and I play great tennis.»
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But Djokovic is "one of the best players in the history of tennis. It's going to be his 45th Grand Slam semifinal, that number says it all, his experience, the tennis he plays, (the fact that) he's a rock physically too, lists +Carlitos+. It's going to be a very demanding, very difficult match, I know, but I'm going to try to forget everything it means and play the tennis I'm playing right now.
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He always has margin, I don't think he's not going to keep up with me, but rather I'm going to have to keep up with the level of demand he imposes on each point. We've all seen Djokovic invincible. I will try to dominate, to show my game, but I play against Djokovic, which will make it very complicated.
One thing is certain, blocking Djokovic's way of overtaking Nadal in the number of Grand Slam titles does not occupy Alcaraz's mind.
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It's something I don't think about," he smiles. I'm not here to meddle" with that, "I do it for myself, for no one else, I want to win more Grand Slams, that's all that matters to me.
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