"I want to see Novak play in every tournament. I always said that if you want to be the best": Alcaraz eager to battle against Djokovic at Australian Open

Carlos Alcaraz would like to measure himself against Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open because it's been incredibly hard to defeat Djokovic there.

Novak Djokovic is hoping to win another Australian Open in Melbourne this year and he's considered the favourite to do so by many. The Serb traditionally plays very well down under and Alcaraz would love to try and beat him there. He wants Djokovic to play every event because tennis is better with the top guys:

"Tennis is better having the best players in the world, and for the fans as well it's good to see a tournament with the best players- Talking for me, I want to see Novak play in every tournament. I always said that if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best player in the world. I'm a lucky guy to have Djokovic on the tour."

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2023 will be quite different for Alcaraz as he'll have a target on his back for the first time in his career:

"Of course having a target on my back from everyone is going to be a little bit different for me this year and I have to be prepared for that," Alcaraz said on Friday. I'm going to try to finish 2023 at the same position as right now. It's going to be a long year but of course I'm going to enjoy."

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