Carlos Alcaraz back with goal of regaining world No. 1 ranking

A near four-month stint on the sidelines saw Carlos Alcaraz lose the world No. 1 ranking to Novak Djokovic, and as the Spaniard prepared for his return to the court at the Argentina Open on Wednesday he says he is determined to get it back.

Alcaraz, 19, climbed to the top of the ATP Rankings in September after winning his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, but a torn abdominal muscle during the Paris Masters in November put him out of action.

After 20 weeks at the top, Alcaraz slipped to No. 2 in January when Djokovic collected the Australian Open, an event the Spaniard had to skip due to injury.

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“It has been a long time [I spent] at number one,” said Alcaraz, who starts his season in Buenos Aires versus Serbian Laslo Djere in the second round. “Now it’s a goal for me to recover number one and try to do my best in these tournaments to be back on that number. I’m looking for that.”

Alcaraz did not want to put too much expectation on himself in his first tournament since November.

“I’m feeling great. I’m getting used to these conditions, to play with the best players, so at the moment I’m feeling well,” he said. “It’s tough to play my first tournament after a long time for me, after four months.

“So it’s going to be really, really tough to win the tournament or be close to winning. My hope is to feel that I am OK with the injury, with my body and try to play well.”

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