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The Olympic tennis tournament will take place
in July, a month after the year's second Grand Slam on the same
claycourts in the French capital.
"For me, it's a dream to bring a medal to my country and winning
gold is one of the greatest things that can happen to you in the
world of sport," Alcaraz told reporters in Buenos Aires, where
he will defend his title this week.
"This year, if you gave me a choice, I'd say that I will keep
the Olympic gold, although I would like to win both. I'm not
going to lie."
The 20-year-old won the U.S. Open in 2022 and Wimbledon last
year but failed to add to his Grand Slam collection last month
after going out in the Australian Open quarter-finals to
Alexander Zverev, who won Olympic gold in Tokyo.
While German Zverev leads their career meetings 5-3, Alcaraz
said world number one Novak Djokovic and Melbourne Park champion
Jannik Sinner were top of the tree.
"I think Djokovic and Sinner are the rivals to beat, there is no
doubt, both for me and for everyone," world number two Alcaraz
added.
"Zverev also has the winning head-to-head against me, he's a
rival I have very much in my mind, but I do think that Djokovic
and Sinner are at the top right now."
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter
Rutherford )
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