Carlos Alcaraz targets rare Wimbledon three-peat: Really want to win the title

Carlos Alcaraz said that he desperately wants to get his hands on the Wimbledon 2025 title. The young Spaniard is on the cusp of a major landmark with a chance to become only the fourth man after Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to complete a three-peat in the grass-court major.

Last year, Alcaraz successfully defended his title after beating 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic in the final. The 22-year-old is in good stead, having recently won the HSBC Championships after beating Jiri Lehechka in the final.

"I'm coming here thinking that I really want to win the title, I really want to lift the trophy, not thinking about how many players have won three Wimbledons in a row," Alcaraz told the reporters on Saturday.

"I just want to be ready, to prepare myself in the best way possible to start the tournament with a lot of confidence. Obviously I feel a lot of confidence right now," he said.

"Two weeks could be really long in a Grand Slam but right now I'm not thinking about who I could join if I win three Wimbledons in a row,” Alcaraz added.

Since missing the Madrid Open due to injury, Alcaraz has won two titles on the trot. Earlier this month, he won his maiden French Open title after beating Jannik Sinner in the final, following which he won the HSBC Championships.

"The style that the people bring to the court when they play on grass, I think is so beautiful. The sound of the ball, the movement is really tough -- but when you get it, it's like you're flying.”

"It's just pretty to me because I really want to hit slices, dropshots, go to the net all the time and play aggressively. I think on grass it's the style that you have to play, so that's what I like the most,” Alcaraz added.

At Wimbledon, Alcaraz will kick off proceedings with his first-round match against Fabio Fognini of Italy on Monday, June 30.