Carlos Alcaraz feels it will be "impossible" to replicate Rafael Nadal's 11 Monte-Carlo Masters titles, after claiming his first triumph in the ATP Masters event on Sunday. (More Tennis News)
The four-time major winner claimed his second ATP title of the season, after beating Lorenzo Musetti 3-6 6-1 6-0 in the final.
Alcaraz's task was aided by a hip injury sustained by the Italian during the first game of the deciding set, as he subsequently ran out a commanding winner.
Aged 21 years and 337 days, the Spaniard surpassed 14-time French Open winner Nadal by 16 days as the youngest-ever men's champion바카라 웹사이트in Monte-Carlo.
It was Alcaraz's ninth triumph in 27 main-draw ATP appearances on clay but, though he certainly has time on his side, he concedes matching his compatriot's track record in this event is a tall order.
"I wish to win it more than once," he said. "Thinking about 11 is impossible, honestly. I have been talking with my team several times to [discuss] what Rafa did on clay.
"It is one of the most difficult things to do in sport, or one of the greatest things he has done, not in tennis, in [all] sports, winning the same tournament 11 times, 14 times, tournaments like this one, tournaments like Roland-Garros.
"I've just got my first one [in Monte-Carlo]. Obviously, I just want to keep going. Let's see how many I can get. If I just keep it with one, I will be more than happy. It doesn't matter if I don't get any more Monte-Carlo titles, but I will try for it."
Alcaraz also spoke of the importance of remaining focused on the task in hand, and not getting distracted by what is expected from him; an approach he adapted this week, and hopes will serve him well in the coming months.
"A lot of people have really high expectations of me, of having a really good clay season," he said.바카라 웹사이트"They probably바카라 웹사이트want me to win almost every tournament, so it's [going to] be difficult to deal with it.
"But one thing that I learned this바카라 웹사이트last month is,바카라 웹사이트I have to think about myself. I have to just think about my people, my team, my family, my friends, my close friends. No matter what happens on court -바카라 웹사이트if I win, if I lose -바카라 웹사이트I just have to leave the court happy.
"I'm proud about everything I have done. So that's something that I learned, and I think I did it this week, and it paid off."
