At the US Open, Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are going up against each other at the competition. The former has been predicted to win the title, but tennis great Jimmy Connors has cautioned that he does have one weakness.
The ATP Tour’s top two players right now are World No. 1 Alcaraz and 23-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic. Alcaraz has won six titles this year, including Wimbledon, and is the top player overall.
They are in different parts of the draw, which naturally makes them the clear favorites to advance to the New York final, and Jimmy Connors agreed.
Connors stated his remarks: “You can’t win the tournament in the first week, but you can lose it for sure. One day at a time, one match at a time, I hate that saying but it’s true in a Grand Slam. If you look past your first round, you’re a loser and I say that from experience. The end result is if you had a gun to my head and said, ‘Alcaraz and Djokovic against the field, who would you take?’ I’d take them.”
He further added: “But after winning that match, I know he has a week off but that takes a lot out of you. And if he gets a flow, and has some easy matches I’d take him but I think I almost have to go for youth. But the only thing about Alcaraz is that he can have a little walkabout on occasion. But you know he’s going to stay in there and fight his ass off no matter what. That’s one thing I like.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
WWWWWWWWWL At the moment ranked no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 20th of August when he was overcome by world no.2 Novak Djokovic 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in the final in Cincinnati (draw).
This season Carlos has achieved a composed 53-6 match record. Carlos clinched 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz reached the final in Rio de Janeiro and Cincinnati.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
WWLWWWWWWW Ranked world no.2, the Serbian played his last match on the 20th of August when he overcame world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in the final in Cincinnati to win his 95th career title.
Currently, during this year Novak achieved a 38-5 win-loss record. The Serbian conquered 4 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open and Cincinnati. Djokovic was the finalist in Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic squared off 4 times. Their current record is 2-2. Before, the last time they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in the final in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 20th of August 2023.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic |
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