In the media day of the ATP Finals,the 4 times Slam championCarlos Alcaraz talked about many topics, such as the other tennis players present in the John Newcombe group: Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev.
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The young Spanish tennis player expressed his desire to win the trophy, analyzing: "I would really like to lift this prestigious trophy one day. It is only the second time I play in Turin and, for me, playing with the best seven players in the world really means a lot. Being here is a goal that I have been chasing since the beginning of the season."
Carlitos then talked about the Italian crowd, underlining how Italians love him so much despite the rivalry with Jannik Sinner.
"I honestly don't know why so many Italian fans continue to love me so much despite my rivalry with Jannik, but I think it's because I always try to entertain people when I go on court. Maybe it's because of my personality or maybe it's just my tennis but it's true that in Italy I feel the passion of the fans. Italians love sports a lot, not just tennis," he said.
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The 4-time Grand Slam champion concluded by revealing that he is focused on the ATP Finals and is not yet thinking about the Davis Cup: "I don't want to think about Davis at the moment also because it's difficult for me to accept Rafa Nadal's retirement. I'm focused on the ATP Finals and I don't know what will happen in Malaga. I'll think about it when the time comes and we'll see how it goes."
In the meantime, Sinner, drawn in the Ilie Nastase Group with Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur, analyzed his moment, in the media day of the tournament, also talking about his rivalry with Alcaraz.
"It's a special tournament for us, we make a lot of sacrifices to be here. And when you get there you have to beat the best in the world already in the groups. I think it will be a great show for the spectators too. Many things have changed in 12 months but my way of approaching matches is no different. Since we won the Davis Cup last year, tennis in Italy has grown. I have achieved great results but we mustn't forget what Fognini and Berrettini did before, the great seasons of Musetti, Cobolli, Arnaldi. The goal is always to make this sport grow, which is very beautiful. It's difficult to talk about a rivalry with Alcaraz when we are so young, we have won two Slams each this year, but we still have a lot ahead of us. We hope it will be a great tournament, also for the crowd, but it's still too early to talk about a rivalry," explained the Italian.
