The 21-year-old defending champion is aiming to join a handful of luminaries as winners of a “Channel Slam,” winning the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back.
last month. The Spaniard became the first male player to win his first three Grand Slam titles on three different surfaces — hard court, grass and clay — and became the only man in tennis history to win a Grand Slam on all three surfaces before turning 22.
Alcaraz radiated youthful optimism as he spoke about the challenge in a news conference Saturday, punctuating his sentences with a wide grin as he sat in front of reporters sporting a fresh haircut and wearing theBut don’t let his positivity disguise how ghastly the turnaround between the French Open and Wimbledon can be.
The 37-year-old Scot has said this Wimbledon will be his last; he plans to retire after the Paris Olympics.
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