Alcaraz Warned About Being Obsessed By Djokovic By Former No. 1 Connors
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Carlos Alcaraz was warned about obsessing over Novak Djokovic by former ATP World No. 1 player Jimmy Connors.
Alcaraz and Djokovic battled it out on the tennis courts multiple times in 2023. They have essentially become the two players who challenge for the Grand Slam titles. However, they are not the only two capable of winning majors.
Alcaraz recently admitted that he always thinks about Djokovic when he practices. He knows the Serbian is his most dangerous opponent, and Alcaraz sees it as a motivation.
However, former legendary player Connors isn't a fan of that approach. The former ATP World No. 1 player explained it in the most recent episode of his Advantage Connors Podcast. According to him, Alcaraz should also think about other players.
"My first thought about it [Alcaraz's quote] is, I get that, even though Alcaraz beat him at Wimbledon, he's been kind of a thorn in his side a little bit. But he’s got to be careful doing that because then you're preparing for only one guy."
"And I understand also that you think ‘well if I’m playing good enough to be that guy, I'll be able to beat everybody else too’ but that's not really true because other guys have different games, as he saw with Sinner. And the way he plays is different than the way Novak, Alcaraz or Medvedev. These guys, they're big, they're strong."
As a former player, Connors knows that there are different matchups that can present different problems. That's one of the reasons why it will be important for Alcaraz to improve as a player, and not only as a player who can beat Djokovic.
Alcaraz likely doesn't only think about Djokovic, but he certainly observes the Serbian player to learn from him. At the end of the day, Djokovic is the most successful player in the history of tennis, and learning from him is one of the best things that the young Spaniard can probably do.
