Carlos Alcaraz, the former world No. 1, has enjoyed a remarkable summer, capturing back-to-back Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. However, despite his recent success, Alcaraz remains humble and focused on improvement.
In a recent press conference, Alcaraz revealed that he keeps his Olympic silver medal close to his Wimbledon and Roland Garros trophies at home. While he is proud of his achievement, he admits that he would have preferred a gold medal.
“I didn’t get the gold, so I’m not considering a tattoo,” Alcaraz said with a laugh. “If I had won the gold medal, I would have gotten a tattoo.”
Despite his disappointment in Paris, Alcaraz is determined to learn from his experience and improve his game.
“I always want to be better, and I always think I can do better,” he said. “I think I had a great summer…obviously I wanted the gold medal. After the matches I win or lose, I like to find the bad things I did and try to be better in the next match and not make the same mistakes.”
Alcaraz also shared his experience playing doubles with Rafael Nadal in Paris.
“It was a great experience, talking with Rafa off the court, knowing each other much better off the court,” Alcaraz said. “Playing doubles together was great, something I will never forget, for sure. I learned a lot talking to him, on court and off the court, as well.”
Alcaraz is now preparing for the Cincinnati Open, where he is the No. 2 seed. He will open against either Gaël Monfils or Alexei Popyrin.
