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He will also be seeded number one for Wimbledon
on his third appearance at the All England Club with some
tipping him for the title, but on Sunday he said Djokovic is the
man to beat.
"I'm coming here to Wimbledon with a lot of confidence, thinking
that I'm able to do a good results here," the U.S. Open champion
told reporters on Sunday.
"But obviously for me the main favorite is Djokovic. He always
make everything seem easy. It's really tough to find some
weakness on his game.
"My expectations are high. I think I will be able to put the
pressure on the other players, even Djokovic as well. I feel
confident and I feel ready to do good things here."
Alcaraz reached the fourth round last year when he was beaten by
Italian youngster Jannik Sinner but has since moved ahead of his
peers, taking the tennis world by storm.
He will start against experienced Frenchman Jeremy Chardy on
Tuesday and while his early draw looks reasonable, he could face
Germany's Alexander Zverev or Alex de Minaur, the Australian he
beat in the Queen's final, in the fourth round.
Expectation is high for the Spaniard, but he says he is not
feeling any pressure and will play his naturally aggressive game
from the get go.
"I know what I have to do. For me it's to play, play my best,
try to win tournaments," he said.
"I don't think about being number one too much. I'm trying to
put out all that pressure. I always say that I try to play
aggressive all the time. I think that's the most important thing
here on grass: to be aggressive, go to the net, try to hit big
shots. I'm always trying in every surface."
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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