Humble Alcaraz posit Nadal and Djokovic are still the Kings of Tennis

Raising tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz woke up fresh as a daisy the day after becoming the new king of Wimbledon. The Spaniard, after receiving a bouquet of flowers from Louis Vuitton, the last of his nine sponsors, discussed the happiest moment of his short sporting career.

The morning after Alcaraz said he slept well, "Yes, the truth is that I slept well, more relaxed than the night before the final."

On the first thing he thought when he threw himself on the floor after Novak Djokovic missed the last shot?

"I didn't think anything, my mind went blank. I was in shock and just threw myself on the ground as a reaction. Once I got up, I wanted to go to my family, to my team, to give them a hug, to celebrate with them in that little time I had. It was a moment of shock."

 Nor did have any celebrations planned,

 "Honestly, no, whatever came to me at the time. I just threw myself on the floor and did the croquette and that's how it stayed."

His coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, commented on the eve of the final that Friday he advised him not to look at the mobile.?

"That's the truth. I'm a 20-year-old boy who has a lot of things to improve, and one of them is the telephone. But yes, I was more removed than when I played the semifinals at Roland Garros."

Alcaraz was down 5-0 in the first set of the final, did he see it as a tough loss or did he keep the faith?

"No, I had faith because it is a 'Grand Slam' and there was a long match and it was going to be long. I knew I was going to have my chances and I did think that after the first set, I had to raise the level. It's also true that if I had lost the second set, I wouldn't be here right now. But I believed in myself at all times. If I lost I would have been just as proud of myself because I had a legend in front of me."

Alcaraz, this is a dream come true the triumph in the cathedral of tennis.

"Yes, it's true I had always wanted to win at Wimbledon, but I did not think I was going to get it so young."

Djokovic said he had never faced someone like the new champion and that he has the best of the components of the 'Big Three'. This really humble Alcaraz

"It's amazing, crazy, that he says that he has played against tennis legends and has played epic matches with Nadal, Federer, and other players. That he says that he had not faced someone like me is a great compliment and that obviously makes me want to keep working and keep improving."

Lost at Roland Garros thought the new champion a big lesson "Yes, I am a different player since Roland Garros. I learned from what happened and I approached the match differently."

He doesn’t see victory at Wimbledon at the beginning of a new era, "I do not think so, I do not think so because while they are playing and are active Rafa and Djokovic will not be a change of era. In a few years, when they retire and no longer play, the debate may arise again. Now is not the time. I have won for me and for my team, not to start an Era."

He felt playing and winning a five-set Wimbledon final against probably the greatest player in history.

"Yes, it is true that it is more special and I will remember it with illusion. I've always wanted to do this kind of match in big stadiums since I was a kid watching those big finals. I always wanted to be part of the history of tournaments by playing that kind of match."

Of the thousands of congratulatory messages  he has received the one from Rafa Nadal is special,

"Rafa's, whenever Rafa congratulates you, it makes you especially excited because in the end, it is your idol. I was also congratulated by Fernando Alonso, who is someone I admire. Will Smith surprised me when he congratulated me. My friend Jimmy Butler... There have been a lot of messages that have made me happy. I don't want to leave out any of them because there have been many sports legends, artists. I saw that Sebastián Yatra dedicated a song to me and said "This is for you. That all these people congratulate you is exciting.

"Nadal sent me a message. First, he sent it to me to wish me luck for the final and I appreciate it. That someone like him, an idol of my childhood and still is, sends you strength and luck for the most important moment of your life, is something to admire."