Wimbledon 2023Carlos Alcaraz has set his sights on reaching the final and winning it

By India Today Sports DeskWorld No.1 Carlos Alcaraz has said that his dream is to play the final and win the Wimbledon title and is hoping to do that this year after reaching the quarterfinals of the grand slam on Monday.

Alcaraz defeated Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon 2023 men’s Round of 16 match on Centre Court on day 8. The Spaniard won the match against the Italian 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in three hours and four minutes.

While the World No.1 dropped the first set, he would make a strong comeback to beat his opponent, who was high on confidence after beating Alexander Zverev in straight sets. Alcaraz did give Berettini some hope when he made two unforced errors when the score was 5-3 to make it deuce. But the Spaniard would quickly regroup and won the remaining two points to make it to the final 8 stage.

Wimbledon 2023, Day 8Wrap

Alcaraz will face Holger Rune in the quarterfinals, with a little bit of history connected to the clash. This will be the first time in the Open era that two men aged under 21 will fight it out for a place in the final four.

Speaking about it, as quoted by Wimbledon’s official website, Alcaraz said it is great to see two young stars trying to achieve their dreams together. Alcaraz said that he wanted the win after losing in the fourth round last year.

“The young guys reaching their dreams together is great,” said Alcaraz. “Last year I lost in the fourth round here and I really wanted this. I knew it would be really tough playing Matteo. After losing the first set, I knew I would have my chances if I stayed focused.”

Alcaraz said that he is hungry for more and his aim is to achieve his Wimbledon dream this year.

“I’m hungry for more. My dream is to play a final here, win this title one day. I hope to reach that dream this year. Right now it’s great just to be in the quarter-final.”