Carlos Alcaraz will play his first ATP tournament as the new world number 1 in Nur-Sultan. The main draw will kick start on Monday and the top favorites alongside Carlito are Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas. Alcaraz will be seeded no.1. He has just landed in Kazakhstan.
In the first round, the young Spanish player will face off against rising star Holger Rune who is currently in the final of the ATP250 in Sofia.
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This is the draw in Astana.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
LLWLWWWWWW Now the world no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 18th of September when he beat world no.121 Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 7-6(1) in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Currently, during this year the Spaniard owns an overall 52-10 win-loss record. Alcaraz conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Carlos was the runner-up in Hamburg and in Umag.
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Astana (Astana Open). He will start from the main draw on the 3rd of October.
Djokovic in Tel Aviv, ranking, and results in 2022
LWWWWWWLWW Currently ranked no.7, Djokovic has achieved an overall 27-6 match record in 2022. Djokovic is competing in Tel Aviv where he bested the world no.115 Pablo Andujar 6-0 6-3, the world no.149 Vasek Pospisil 7-65 6-3 and the world no.104 Roman Safiullin 6-1 7-63.
Djokovic conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Rome and in Wimbledon. The Serbian was the finalist in Belgrade (Serbia Open).
The Serbian won 88 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 14 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic has scheduled to compete next in Astana (Astana Open). He will commence the tournament from the main draw on the 3rd of October thanks to a wild card.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic faced off just 1 time. Their actual record is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(5) in the semifinal in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 7th of May 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Daniil Medvedev in 2022
Now the world no.4, Medvedev played his last match on the 22nd of September when he surrendered to world no.193 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-7(7) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Metz (draw).
This season the Russian has a 37-14 win-loss record. The Russian clinched 1 title in Los Cabos. Medvedev was the finalist at the Australian Open, in Hertogenbosch and in Halle.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
At the moment ranked no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 25th of September when he lost to world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 1-6 7-6(11) 10-8 in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw).
Presently, during this year Stefanos has a 47-18 match record. The Greek conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Rotterdam, in Rome and in Cincinnati.
Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 10 times. The head to head is 7-3 for Medvedev. Before, the last time they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 7-6(6) 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 20th of August 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
