Alcaraz will need to topple Novak Djokovic by making up a 2,240-point difference in the ATP world rankings. The youngster admits he thinks about catching the 23-time Grand Slam champion every time he goes onto the practice courts.
“I think [about Djokovic] almost in every practice, I am not going to lie,” Alcaraz said last month. “I train with a goal. I go to the tournaments with a goal. To try to end the year as No 1. Novak Djokovic is on my mind in almost every practice. I have to practise my best. I have to go for 100 per cent in every ball to be able to catch him.
“He is 100 per cent focused. I watch his practice, his movement and the way he plays and trains and it is something I want. He puts 100 per cent in every practice and game and it is something I am trying in my game.”
