Alcaraz: "I see myself as capable of winning Roland Garros"

A few hours after raising the cup in Miami,

attended a group of Spanish journalists via Zoom.

Once all the commitments required by such an important victory had been fulfilled, the tournament's earliest winner showed himself in the conversation with the same naturalness that he gives off on the court.

"We have done more press than if he had won a Grand Slam," says

, head of communication for the ATP, valuing the good predisposition of the protagonist.

"Now it's a few days off. It's been a month and a half of great demand, because I came from the Davis Cup too. Soon, to prepare Monte Carlo and see what I can improve. Being at the foot of the canyon, one hundred percent every day is complicated. I have worked and I have a good physique, which helps me to endure very tough matches. I am lucky to be able to travel with a physiotherapist, to have

[

] always by my side,

and

in Murcia. They make me recover well to endure the year in the best way".

Alcaraz appreciated the arrival in Miami on Saturday of his coach,

, who had not been able to be with him in the tournament due to the death of his father,

.

"It was a real surprise. I didn't expect him to come. Just by his presence I had already won, regardless of what happened in the final."

Without playing his best game, he was able to manage the difficult moments he went through in the first set and later defeat

with relative ease , showing that he knows how to interpret well what is happening in the games.

"Before I used to leave the court saying 'what happened?' I have improved."

He looks to the future without fear of the pressure of already feeling like a favorite in any tournament and, far from shirking responsibility, he raises with greater achievements.

"I would say that I am ready to win Roland Garros. I have the physique, the mentality. I see myself ready to win a Grand Slam this year. I know there are great players, like

,

,

,

, but I do see myself ready to win. one. I don't know if it will be in Paris."

fear and nerves

Given his attitude and his capacity for resolution, it would seem that he is not afraid of anything, something that he denies.

"I am afraid of many things, of the dark, of many animals. To get my driver's license I became very tense. In games it seems not, but there are many nerves involved".

"Last year everything was new experiences, almost everything was the first time," he continues.

"Now I am a completely different person and player. All the experiences have helped me to face the semifinals and the final of a Masters 1000. You never know when a great one will come to you or when I will reach number 1, but I hope that know as soon as possible."

At the moment, he values ​​the great achievement of the greatest success of his career to date.

"It means a lot to me to be able to win a Masters 1000 here in Miami. It reflects the great work we have done with my team, with my people. I am a boy who wants more. I am ready. And I want to get my second Masters 1000 on this tour of land".

Regarding his way of playing, full of ingenuity and capacity for improvisation, he values: "I'm very dynamic, with plenty of resources. In a moment I can do different things to you. It's good and also bad at the same time, because sometimes I don't know what hit choose".

His outbreak has come in a vertiginous way, something that he explains starting from the daily dedication.

"Every day I put my brick in my wall in the best possible way. I learned it from a motivational video that Juanjo sent me. Don't try to make the wall bigger, but put your brick every day in the most perfect way"

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