"I'm very excited to play here for my first time" - Alcaraz after touchdown in Hamburg

Carlos Alcaraz has had a lot of success in ATP 500 events this year winning two of them and he's ready to bring that level to Hamburg.

Alcaraz is the top seed in Hamburg ahead of Rublev who is the 2nd seed and both of them have historically played really well in ATP 500 events. Rublev is a former champion of Hamburg eager to do it again while Alcaraz is simply relishing the opportunity to play in Hamburg knowing the history of this city and how it connects with tennis.

He said:

"I'm very excited to play here for my first time. It's a big tournament and Juan Carlos player here a long time ago and he told me it's a beautiful tournament."

He also added that he's fairly comfortable with being the top seed:

"Yeah, I'm comfortable being the top seed and being one of the favourites to win the tournament. I don't have that pressure"