World primary Carlos Alcaraz is the brand new massive factor in males’s tennis however says Novak Djokovic stays the favorite to retain his Wimbledon title this month.

The 20-year-old Alcaraz gained the distinguished Queen’s Club title final week in what was solely his third match on grass, transferring again to the highest of the rankings on the similar time. He will even be seeded primary for Wimbledon on his third look on the All England Club with some tipping him for the title, however on Sunday he stated Djokovic is the person to beat.

“I’m coming here to Wimbledon with a lot of confidence, thinking that I’m able to do a good results here,” the U.S. Open champion informed reporters on Sunday. “But obviously for me the main favourite is Djokovic. He always make everything seem easy. It’s really tough to find some weakness on his game.

“My expectations are excessive. I feel I will put the stress on the opposite gamers, even Djokovic as effectively. I really feel assured and I really feel able to do good issues right here.” Alcaraz reached the fourth round last year when he was beaten by Italian youngster Jannik Sinner but has since moved ahead of his peers, taking the tennis world by storm.

He will start against experienced Frenchman Jeremy Chardy on Tuesday and while his early draw looks reasonable, he could face Germany’s Alexander Zverev or Alex de Minaur, the Australian he beat in the Queen’s final, in the fourth round. Expectation is high for the Spaniard, but he says he is not feeling any pressure and will play his naturally aggressive game from the get go.

“I do know what I’ve to do. For me it is to play, play my greatest, attempt to win tournaments,” he said. “I do not take into consideration being primary an excessive amount of. I’m attempting to place out all that stress. I all the time say that I attempt to play aggressive on a regular basis. I feel that is crucial factor right here on grass: to be aggressive, go to the web, attempt to hit massive photographs. I’m all the time attempting in each floor.”

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