Carlos Alcaraz is the seed no.1 at the upcoming ATP500 in Hamburg. The Spanish sensation did not have an easy draw in Germany. He is opposed to fellow Spaniard Nicola Kuhn in the first round. However, soon after he may clash against the likes of Filip Krajinovic, Sebastian Baez and Holger Rune. All of them are extremely dangerous on clay.
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
Currently ranked no.6 (career-high), Carlos played his last match on the 3rd of July when he capitulated to world no.10 Jannik Sinner 6-1 6-4 6-7(8) 6-3 in the 4th round in Wimbledon (draw).
Until now, during this year Alcaraz achieved a compiled 35-5 record. Alcaraz has won 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid.
Filip Krajinovic in 2022
Currently the world no.30, the Serbian played his last match on the 30th of June when he surrendered to world no.45 Nick Kyrgios 6-2 6-3 6-1 in the 2nd round in Wimbledon (draw).
This year the Serbian owns a composed 17-13 match record. Filip Krajinovic’s most significant result of this season was getting to the final in London.
Carlos Alcaraz and Filip Krajinovic faced off just on 1 occasion. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-6(3) 2-6 6-1 in the quarter in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open) in July 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Baez in Bastad, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently ranked no.34 (career-high), the Argentine achieved an overall 34-18 record in 2022. Sebastian is now playing in Bastad where he toppled Fabio Fognini 6-3 6-4, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-2 6-3, Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-75 6-4 and Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4.
Sebastian Baez will come up against the world no.39 Francisco Cerundolo in the final. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Baez.
Sebastian clinched 1 title in 2022 in Estoril. Sebastian was the runner-up in Santiago (Chile Dove Men+Care Open).
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in 2022
Currently ranked no.28 (career-high), Rune played his last match on the 12th of July when he was defeated by world no.108 Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Bastad (draw).
Presently, during this year the Dane has a 27-18 record. Holger has won 2 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger and in Munich.
Sebastian Baez and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Baez. Before, the last time they squared off, Sebastian Baez won 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 1st round in Buenos Aires (Argentina Open) on the 8th of February 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.