"He’s like a God, and I admire him over the years staying at the same level": Alcaraz lavishes high praise on Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz is one of the rare players that actually defeated Djokovic in the past year and he's impressed with the way the Serbian stayed at the top.

Alcaraz played Djokovic at the Madrid Masters beating him in a very competitive match. Both enjoyed success since then with both winning grand slams and trophies and occupying the number one spot. Djokovic recently replaced Alcaraz as the number one and the Spaniard marvelled at his career:

“He has no weaknesses. Every shot, it’s amazing. His physical condition is amazing; his mental condition is amazing. He’s like a God, and I admire him over the years staying at the same level, staying at the top. It’s really, really difficult, and I admire that.”

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Turnning attention to his own play, Alcaraz said:

“It has been a long time (I spent) at No. 1. Now it’s a goal for me to recover No. 1 and try to do my best in these tournaments to be back on that number. I’m looking for that."

On being in Buenos Aires, he added:

“I’m really excited to play here in Buenos Aires. I had four months with no competition, with no matches, just training and recovering my injury. I’m so excited to play again, to be in the competition again. I’m looking forward to doing it.”

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