"It’s something that I don’t want to forget": Alcaraz's Wimbledon trophy takes pride of place in his living room

Spain’s young tennis star Carlos Alcaraz has revealed that he does not want to ‘forget’ about winning the Wimbledon title.

The 20-year-old is now the talk of the town after winning the third Grand Slam of the year following his memorable win in a five-set thriller against Serbia’s legendary tennis player Novak Djokovic with a score of 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.

While talking about that, Alcaraz stated that he has kept the trophy in his living room because he does not want to forget about his latest achievement.

“I have the trophy in my living room over there (so) that every time that I have lunch, have dinner with my family, I see the trophy,” he said. “It’s something that I (don’t want) to forget. I had just a week to think about it. I had not too much time. And I think I needed a little bit more because it’s something that is crazy to realise.

“Honestly, for me, winning Wimbledon at 20 years old is something that I dreamed about when I started playing tennis. It was my fourth tournament on grass, so it was totally unexpected. So for me, it’s a great achievement and it’s something that I have to take some time to think about.”

The current world number one further went on to state that at times he still cannot believe what he has achieved at such a young age.

“I know that everything came so fast,” said Alcaraz. “Great tournaments, two Grand Slams, and I’m just 20 years old. I know that I’m so young. It’s something that I worked to be in this position to fight for great things. But you never realise until you’ve done it. There (are) some times that I think about the last point of the US Open, the last point of Wimbledon and other great tournaments that I won and I still can’t believe it and still get goosebumps, so it’s crazy.”