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."
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."