Samuel lopez

Juan Carlos Ferrero: World no 2 Carlos Alcaraz has said that Novak Djokovic’s historic record in Melbourne serves as motivation for him and made it clear his overriding goal for the fortnight was not limited to one match at a time.

Alcaraz remains arguably 10-time champion Djokovic’s biggest threat, having denied the Serbian the calendar Slam in a match for the ages in last year’s Wimbledon final.

"It's an extra motivation for me. I'm an ambitious guy. I always want to play against the best players in the world to see what is my level. Obviously, it's a good test, playing against him in the places or in the tournament that he's almost unbeaten.