Carlos Alcaraz managed to reach his first Wimbledon final on Friday. The Spanish sensation will face off against Novak Djokovic on Sunday to try to win his first Wimbledon title. Soon after dismissing Daniil Medvedev in the semi-final (6-3 6-3 6-3), Carlos talks about his emotions during the on-court interview: “Probably is going to be, I mean, the best moment of my life – probably. Playing a final here in Wimbledon is something that I dream about when I start playing tennis. As I said before, it’s even better playing against Novak.”
Carlos Alcaraz on facing Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon Final/
“What I can say is I’m going to enjoy this amazing moment for me. It’s time to keep dreaming.”
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) July 14, 2023
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWWWWWW Currently the world no.1, Alcaraz owns a 46-4 match record in 2023. Alcaraz is currently having a run in Wimbledon where he overcame the world no.542 Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-2 7-5, the world no.84 Alexandre Muller 6-4 7-62 6-3, the world no.28 Nicolas Jarry 6-3 6-76 6-3 7-5, the world no.38 Matteo Berrettini 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3, the world no.6 Holger Rune 7-63 6-4 6-4 and the world no.3 Daniil Medvedev 6-3 6-3 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.2 Novak Djokovic in the final. Their record is 1-1.
The Spaniard conquered 5 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and London. Alcaraz reached the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 11 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz is scheduled to compete next in Toronto (National Bank Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of August.
Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWLWWWWW Currently the world no.2, Novak has a compiled 33-4 win-loss record in 2023. Novak is currently playing in Wimbledon where he defeated the world no.68 Pedro Cachin 6-3 6-3 7-64, the world no.70 Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-64 7-5, the world no.88 Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-1 7-65, the world no.18 Hubert Hurkacz 7-66 7-66 5-7 6-4, the world no.7 Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3 and the world no.8 Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4 7-64.
Novak Djokovic will come up against the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the final. Their record is 1-1.
Novak clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open.
The Serbian won 94 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic will play next in Toronto (National Bank Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of August.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other only twice. Their actual head to head record is 1-1. Before, the last time they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 9th of June 2023.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjbWqtnAbxY
