"I am not here to take any Grand Slams away from them": Alcaraz won't stand in the way of Nadal and Djokovic attempting to become GOAT

Carlos Alcaraz dreams of becoming one of the best of all time but he's not eager to stop Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal from becoming GOATs, he's simply forging his own path.

The sudden rise of Alcaraz is a complicating factor in the GOAT race between Djokovic and Nadal because he's a serious contender for any grand slam he plays at which could prevent them from winning a couple more. That's not to say that he would beat him in a direct matchup but he's yet to lose to either of them:

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"I want to beat Nadal and Djokovic, but I am not here to take any Grand Slams away from them or prevent either of them from being the best of all time. I am just trying to write my own history. I want to win Slams. I am ambitious and my goals are big, I'm not going to lie. My dream is to be one of the best in history, to try to get somehow close to them.

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Asked about specific goals, Alcaraz listed a few:

"When thinking about a goal for this year, I have to win a Grand Slam... or at least try to win another Grand Slam and more Masters 1000 events. Those are big goals for me. Staying at world No. 1, you get there by winning majors and Masters 1000s, it is no secret. I will try to do my best in these kinds of tournaments."

So far it's been going well with an ATP 500 event in the bag as well as an ATP 1000 one.

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