'This kid is going to be No. 1' - Carlos Alcaraz will reach top spot, say Mats Wilander and Alex Corretja

The 'humble but ambitious' Carlos Alcaraz «will achieve» his dream of reaching the No. 1 world ranking in time, according to Eurosport expert Alex Corretja. Berrettini, the seventh seed, won through to the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the second time in his career after beating the Spanish phenom, 6-2 7-6(3) 4-6 2-6 7-6(5), in a very high-quality match on Rod Laver Arena.

Ad/> Despite coming up just short after the gruelling clash against the powerful Italian, Corretja is certain that his compatriot will eventually fulfil his promise and his desire to top the world rankings. Australian Open'Impressive' Alcaraz falls to Berrettini in five-set thriller7 HOURS AGO «Alcaraz is showing that you can be young but at the same time you can be brave,» Corretja told Eurosport. «You can show everybody else in the world that you can be humble, but at the same time, you can be very ambitious.

This is very important. »He shows respect for the game; he takes care of his food; he takes care of his rest; he takes care of his practice sessions. «It is not like he comes out and plays unbelievably well because he bought points at the shopping centre.

No, it is because he goes and works like crazy to become the best in the world. »He wants to become the No. 1 in the world, and I honestly believe that he will achieve it because he will win majors.

«He plays unbelievably well, and he is not relying on the opponent. He does not depend on the opponent; he goes for it. »Even though he fell short today, the way he plays is going to give him so many tournaments." Fellow Eurosport expert Mats Wilander added: «There were a couple of forehands where Alcaraz did not come up to the ball, he was waiting and it did not come to him.