Carlos Alcaraz arrives on clay 'with a lot of desire and enthusiasm' and Roland Garros on his mind

With the Sunshine Double behind him, tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz is looking forward to the European clay court swing, as the Monte-Carlo Masters begins next week.

The Spanish sensation had a successful clay court season last year, lifting titles at Barcelona and Madrid before falling in the semifinals of Roland Garros. Nonetheless, the former World No.1 is looking forward to the clay court season this year, as he rediscovered his winning ways with a recent title at Indian Wells last month.

The 20-year old appears to be getting better with each appearance in Paris, reaching the quarterfinals in 2022 and semifinals in 2023, where he fell to eventual champion Novak Djokovic. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that he would like to go one step further in 2024.

“Roland Garros is a super special tournament for Spaniards because of what Rafa has achieved and for me it would be amazing to be able to win it, even just once… I’m going to try,” he said at an event in Spain where he received the National Sports Award. “I’ve grown and evolved. Two years ago, I was in the quarter-finals; Last year, I played in the semi-finals; Now the goal is to go to the final or be victorious […] I arrive on clay with a lot of desire and enthusiasm.”