Novak Djokovic not too long ago gave his ideas on Carlos Alcaraz’s bid for greatness. The Serb believes that whereas the younger Spaniard has already proven loads of promise at 21, he would possibly wish to decelerate earlier than making lofty guarantees to himself.
Alcaraz loved a exceptional season on the ATP Tour final yr, profitable 4 titles – two of which got here on the French Open and Wimbledon. Nonetheless, he fell two spots from his World No. 1 place to No. 3 within the year-end rankings, resulting in issues over his consistency.
That stated, Alcaraz did not draw back from expressing his optimistic aspirations final yr when he stated that he needed to be “part of tennis historical past”. He additionally spoke of the 24-time Main winner’s profession accolades as a reference level.
“I do know it’s virtually unimaginable to interrupt Novak’s data however I’m taking part in tennis for myself, for pleasure and I wish to do nice issues,” Carlos Alcaraz stated final yr (by way of BBC Sport). “I wish to be part of tennis historical past.”
Towards that background, Novak Djokovic expressed his views on the Spaniard’s bold angle whereas chatting with GQ. The 37-year-old started by giving props to the World No. 3, predicting that he’ll doubtless full the Profession Grand Slam in some unspecified time in the future in his profession.
Nonetheless, he did concede in the identical breath that Alcaraz could also be out of flip to consider his place in tennis historical past already.
“Carlos has achieved one thing nobody has achieved in historical past for such a younger age. So the percentages are with him. He’s going to finish his [career] Slam very quickly,” Novak Djokovic informed GQ. “He’s even stated himself, he needs to make historical past. He needs to be ‘the perfect in historical past.’ I respect that form of mentality of ‘Hey, I believe I bought the products.’ However perhaps it’s somewhat bit early for him to consider historical past.”
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic projected to fulfill within the quarterfinals of Australian Open 2025
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are all set to resume their rivalry on the 2025 Australian Open. The Spaniard and the Serb discover themselves sharing the identical quarter, which means that solely considered one of them will attain the semifinals in Melbourne.
Alcaraz must be at his greatest to outgun the 24-time Main winner in the event that they meet within the final eight. He trails Djokovic by a slight margin of 3-4 of their head-to-head conferences on the ATP Tour, giving the 37-year-old appreciable odds of profitable their potential match.
Edited by Prathik BR