"It definitely motivates me and he's only 20 still": Fellow US Open champion Andreescu inspired by Alcaraz' Wimbledon win

Canada’s Bianca Andreescu has heaped praise on the current world number one Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz after his famous triumph in Wimbledon.

The 20-year-old is now the talk of the town after securing his maiden title in London last month where he defeated Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic in the final with a score of 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.

Andreescu, who is the former US Open champion in 2019 where she defeated America’s legendary tennis player Serena William in straight sets in the final with a score of 6-3, 7-5, heaped praise on Alcaraz and stated that his victory will give her and other players a much-needed motivation going forward.

“I mean, Alcaraz is poised throughout the whole entire match,” she said. “That was his first ever Wimbledon final, Yeah, the way he handled it was incredible. He definitely deserved that.

"I know he won US Open but Wimbledon is, it's different. It's like another, it's another story. It definitely motivates me and he's only [20] still. That's a huge inspiration for all of us.”

The victory was indeed a special one considering before this year, Alcaraz’s best performance in the competition was reaching the fourth round.

The triumph also halted Djokovic’s march towards equaling the record of former world number one Switzerland’s Roger Federer of eight Wimbledon titles.