Alcaraz on battle for World No.1 spot after Argentina Open win: "There are seven or eight players who would deserve it"

Carlos Alcaraz believes several players deserve the number one spot as he closed the gap to Djokovic with a triumph at the Argentina Open.

Carlos Alcaraz won a trophy at the first event he played in four months and he reduced the gap to Djokovic who is currently number one. The Spaniard is not too concerned with the number-one rank at the moment but he genuinely believes that many players are worthy of it. He's excited to battle all of them for it:

"I have a good year ahead of me. I'm defending one title or another, I have some very nice tournaments ahead and I hope to enjoy them. As you said, I'm fighting for the number one with Djokovic, Tsitsipas, they are the closest, but that does not mean that behind there are no other players."

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Alcaraz further added:

"There is a very wide range of possibilities and players who can win Grand Slams and who can be fighting for the number one: I will not start naming because I do not want to leave any, but there are seven or eight players there who would deserve it and who have the level to be at the top."

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