Carlos Alcaraz takes a lot of inspiration from Novak Djokovic, and part of that is with the encouragement of his coach.
Last year, Alcaraz admitted to almost being obsessed with chasing Djokovic's world no. 1 spot and his records. Some did raise concern over such an obsession if it were true.
For the Spaniard, it mostly manifested in his desire to beat him, and to do that, he watched him. He watches him in practice and during matches, trying to better understand what allowed him to dominate as much as he did for much of his career.
That doesn't always come from him alone but also from his coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero. The Spaniard has been number one on the ATP Tour in his career, so he knows full well what it takes to be great, but he also shows Alcaraz other players to inspire him further.
"Then you spend time with him in tournaments you see his desire, the reason why he is in perfect condition to continue competing, how he takes care of himself, how he trains, that motivation that he still shows."
"For me it is of utmost admiration. I like to take things from the players and then give examples to Carlos; Novak, obviously, is always one of them."
Speaking further with Argentine publication La Nacion, Ferrero admitted that he thinks this new generation of players could do some damage, which wasn't the case in years past because of the dominance of the Big Three.
"I didn't have to show Carlos too much about Rafa, because he has always paid a lot of attention to him. From there he looks for the mental level and intensity for the training."
"I think that the next generation is very good, in which perhaps there will be a little more fight to win the Grand Slams. With the Big 3 the circle was very closed in the last twenty years."
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