"I hope to play a final here against Djokovic": Alcaraz ready for potential Wimbledon battle with imperious rival

World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz as expected was pitched many questions surrounding Novak Djokovic as he begins his Wimbledon bid on Tuesday.

Alcaraz will face Jeremy Chardy who will be calling time on his career after this tournament. He was asked though the toughest part of playing Djokovic.

"Well, the pressure. I would say the pressure that they put to everyone. You know, not only to me, to everyone to play at their best about three hours in a Grand Slam. I'm talking about the Grand Slam," Alcaraz said.

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He also said he is ready to deal with the immense pressure and potentially playing Djokovic in the final if they both get that far.

"I have to deal with that, but is something that I really want it. I hope to play a final here [at Wimbledon] against him. But for me, this probably is the toughest thing facing Novak," Alcaraz said.

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He was then asked about his strengths as well as finding any weaknesses in his game which as alluded to meant that it was very much dominated by a certain 23-time Grand Slam champion and attempting to stoke that rivalry.

"I mean, they do the things really, really easy. He moves really well. He hits the ball really well, really clearly. He has clean shot," he added.

"It's a mix of everything. I would say he doesn't do anything wrong. He always make really easy everything. It's really tough to find some weakness on his game," Alcaraz added.

On the run-up to Wimbledon, Alcaraz came in with little experience on the surface.

But his stock rose with his victory at Queen's which stoked the rivalry even more with Alcaraz taking Djokovic's World Number One spot in the process.

This meant that at this year's Wimbledon, Alcaraz will begin his campaign as the top seed meaning they will likely be split until the final with Djokovic the out and out favourite by far.

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