‘I’m Stronger Mentally’ – Carlos Alcaraz Oozes Confidence Ahead of Uphill Novak Djokovic Task at the Atp Finals

The stage is all set for what promises to be a match between the two great Tennis Titans at the moment. Carlos Alcaraz, who bounced back from an early defeat in the group stage of the ATP Finals will be locking horns against the defending champion Novak Djokovic. With a rich history of encounters between the two, both players will be looking to pull everything in their power to win the match.

Now, in an interesting revelation, Carlos Alcaraz has come ahead and made a huge claim. While eyeing the glory, the Spanish player looks all set to repeat his Wimbledon heroics as he claims a huge transformation ever since his French Open disaster against the Serbian.

Carlos Alcaraz confident of defeating Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the ATP Finals

In the build-up to the ATP Finals semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz made a huge claim when compared to his prior encounter with the Serbian at Roland Garros. “Probably I’m stronger mentally. Right now, comparing to Paris, I’ve spoken about dealing with the pressure, dealing with tough, tough moments. In Paris I didn’t deal with the pressure. I learned about that situation. Then came Wimbledon, then came Cincinnati. It was a really, really good match. I think facing someone like Novak, you have to stay strong mentally & deal with the pressure that he puts on you in every ball, in every point. I think I learned a lot about that. I think I’m ready to face him tomorrow,” said Alcaraz while talking about his match with the Serbian.

Reflecting on his past encounters, particularly the Paris match where pressure had him, Alcaraz said the journey he undertook has brought significant changes in him and he can produce a good match against him. As we see, he is also aware of Djokovic’s ability to exert pressure.

Thus, ahead of the much-awaited encounter, Carlos Alcaraz is all set, and with a positive mindset, he is pretty much confident of defeating the Serbian and making his way into the finals of the ATP Finals.

Alcaraz hopeful of repeating the Wimbledon final milestone

Carlos Alcaraz, who is eager to make his appearance in the finals of the ATP Finals suggested that he would love to bring back the performance that he displayed at the Wimbledon earlier this year. He further suggested that he would love to see the A game from the Serbian.

“Hopefully it’ll be a repeat of what happened in the Wimbledon final,” said the Spaniard. “I’m going to try and find my A-game. We’ll see what I did well in order to repeat it tomorrow. It’ll be a very mental game, and I want to start preparing tonight,” said Alcaraz in the interview.

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Thus, the much-awaited semi-final is on the line and only one among the two will be able to make it through to the finals of the tournament. But who will it be, will it be the Serbian’s other finale appearance or will Alcaraz stun the Djoker. What are your views on this? Do let us know in the comments below!

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