Carlos Alcaraz reveals what tattoo he will get if he wins the Australian Open next year to complete Career Grand Slam
Carlos Alcaraz has revealed what tattoo he plans to get if he wins the Australian Open next year, which will, incidentally, also see him completing the Career Grand Slam achievement -- winning all four Majors at least once each. Currently, the Spaniard has won two Wimbledons, one French Open, and a US Open title.
Alcaraz won the French Open and Wimbledon this year, his third and fourth Grand Slam titles respectively. With the 2022 US Open being his maiden Slam title, the World No. 3 has won a Major on all three surfaces already.
However, the Australian Open continues to elude the 21-year-old, whose best result so far at the Melbourne Major has been a run to the quarterfinals. Should he go all the way next year, he will become the youngest man in history to complete the Career Grand Slam, an honor only eight men have achieved in history so far.
Speaking in a recent interview with Marca, Alcaraz touched on his plans for the trip Down Under next year, stating that he first hoped to have a good off-season so he could arrive in Melbourne healthy and ready to go. The former World No. 1, who has already gotten a tattoo each in celebration of his maiden Wimbledon, French Open, and US Open titles, also disclosed that he will get a tattoo of a kangaroo if he does win the Australian Open.
"I have it in mind, I have in mind to get a tattoo of the kangaroo. I'm going to try to have a good holiday first. For me it's super important to be able to disconnect from tennis."
"And to come back fresh for the pre-season so that it's brilliant, brutal, to arrive in Australia in the best possible shape both tennis-wise, physically and mentally. The goal is to complete the 'Grand Slam' in Melbourne," Carlos Alcaraz said.
With potential maiden Australian Open title to look forward to, Carlos Alcaraz reveals what he feels he has to improve
Speaking in the aforementioned interview, Carlos Alcaraz also shed light on what aspects of his game he can improve on. The Spaniard felt he could do more with his serve, for instance, but refused to add more for fear of giving out information to his rivals.
Regardless, Alcaraz planned to sit down with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, and come up with a plan in the off-season for the coming year.
"There are specific things. Of course I would like to improve my serve more, obviously I have to do that, and other things that I prefer not to say now because my rivals will know them," Alcaraz said.
"I am going to sit down with Juan Carlos (Ferrero) and write down in a notebook, on paper, what things we are going to work on specifically during the preseason," he added.
Alcaraz's 2024 season has two more tournaments to go - the ATP Finals and the Davis Cup Finals.