I really want to win Confident Alcaraz targets rare Wimbledon three peat

Carlos Alcaraz is chasing a slice of tennis immortality as he arrives at Wimbledons pristine lawns, where he has the opportunity to join an illustrious but short list of men who have won the grasscourt Grand Slam three years in a row.

The Spaniard could join an elite club of just four men -- Bjorn Borg, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic -- who have claimed three consecutive Wimbledon titles in the Open era.

Yet the 22-year-old Alcaraz, radiating confidence that belies his youth, says the only thing on his mind is the trophy itself and not its legacy.

Im 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 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 added with a smile.

Two weeks could be really long in a Grand Slam but right now Im not thinking about who I could join if I win three Wimbledons in a row.

Such confidence is not misplaced, after he cemented his status as the Prince of Clay when he won a 5-1/2 hour epic to beat Jannik Sinner in the French Open final earlier this month.

The world number two is now seeking to extend his reign on the grasscourts as well, warming up for Wimbledon by winning the Queens Club Championship for a second time.

Once billed as a claycourt specialist as he climbed up the rankings, Alcaraz now speaks of grasscourts with the reverence of a true convert, saying that the most beautiful tennis that we can