According to Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz is the player most likely to succeed after the “Big-3” era of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic ends.
After defeating Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-2 in the 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday, Medvedev was questioned by the media about the players from the current generation that he was most looking forward to watching.
Daniil commented: “I have to say Alcaraz is the best pick because he is the youngest No. 1 in world history. We have guys like Novak, Rafa, and Roger, and he beat this record where you kind of thought that there are no more records to beat at the moment.
“I watched him in Buenos Aires, I didn’t see it in real. The way he hits the ball, it’s pure talent. You cannot really practice this. The power he has on the forehand. He can win a lot of things. But, as we saw, he can also lose sometimes. He can get injured. You never know how one career is going to go.”
Daniil Medvedev in 2023
Ranked no.6, the Russian played his last match on the 4th of March when he beat world no.7 Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-2 in the final in Dubai to win his 18th career title.
Currently, during this year Medvedev has achieved a composed 19-2 record. Daniil has won 3 titles in 2023 in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai.
He is also scheduled to play in Miami (Miami Open). The main draw will start on the 22nd of March.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
LWLLWLWWWW Ranked no.2, Carlos played his last encounter on the 26th of February when he was overcome by world no.12 Cameron Norrie 5-7 6-4 7-5 in the final in Rio De Janeiro (draw).
At the moment, during this season Carlos has achieved an overall 8-1 win-loss record. This year, Alcaraz clinched 1 title in Buenos Aires. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro.
He is also scheduled to play in Miami (Miami Open). The main draw will start on the 22nd of March.
Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz faced off just on 1 occasion. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Medvedev. When they played, Daniil Medvedev won 6-4 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in London (Wimbledon) in July 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 3rd of March when he surrendered to world no.6 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Dubai (draw).
This year the Serbian has a 15-1 match record. The Serbian has won 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
Roger Federer in 2023
At the moment ranked no.97, Roger played his last match on the 7th of July 2021 when he was overcome by world no.11 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
At the moment, during this season Federer has a 9-4 win-loss record.
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer played each other 50 times. The head to head is 27-23 for Djokovic. The last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(1) 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Melbourne (Australian Open) in January 2020.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer |
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