Novak Djokovic has always praised Carlos Alcaraz for what he has achieved in 2022. The Serbian legend believes that Juan Carlos Ferrero has been highly instrumental in Alcaraz’s success. Novak thinks that Juan Carlos’s experience on tour and his previous status as world number 1 will help Carlito to stay at the top of the rankings.
“He also has a great coach, someone who has been in his shoes, former No 1 Ferrero. It is a perfect combination,” said Novak.
“Ferrero knows exactly what you are going through, how to help you mentally withstand the pressure of being number one and everyone wanting to dethrone you. This is just the beginning for him, but he is hungry for success.”
Djokovic in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
At the moment ranked no.7, Djokovic achieved an overall 34-6 record in 2022. Novak is now playing in Paris where he ousted the world no.34 Maxime Cressy 7-61 6-4.
Novak Djokovic will compete against the world no.19 Karen Khachanov in the 3rd round on Thursday at 5:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Their actual record is 7-1 for Djokovic.
The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, in Wimbledon, in Tel Aviv and in Astana. Djokovic was the runner-up in Belgrade (Serbia Open).
Novak won 90 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 16 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
LWWWWLWWWW Ranked no.1, Carlos has managed to achieve a 56-12 win-loss record in 2022. Carlos is currently playing in Paris where he overcame the world no.38 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.28 Grigor Dimitrov in the 3rd round on Thursday at 1:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now in top events.
Carlos has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona, in Madrid and at the U.S. Open. Carlos was the finalist in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).
Carlos won 6 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz squared off only 1 time. Their actual head to head 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.
In the following video, you can watch the key moments of their match.
Carlos Alcaraz with his coach |
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