Carlos Alcaraz seems to be destined once again to snatch the world number 1 rank from Novak Djokovic. Carlitos takes advantage of the fact that the Serbian sensation has to defend 1000 points after he won the Internazionali d’Italia in 2022. Therefore, Novak will lose 1000 points (990 if he plays the first round) while the Spanish sensation has no points to defend. Alcaraz needs to win his first match in Rome to become again the world no.1 after the tournament.
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW Now ranked no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 7th of May when he overcame world no.28 Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the final in Madrid to win his 10th career title.
This season Alcaraz has a composed 29-2 win-loss record. The Spaniard clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. The Spaniard reached the final in Rio de Janeiro.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Now ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 21st of April when he lost to world no.46 Dusan Lajovic 6-4 7-6(6) in the quarter in Banja Luka (draw).
This season Novak has a composed 17-3 win-loss record. Novak clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic played each other only once. 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) in May 2022.
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