After beating Rafael Nadal in Madrid on Friday, Carlos Alcaraz is already no.6 in the live rankings at just 19 years of age. According to former Serena Willams’ coach Ricci Macci he can achieve even more than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
During a recent interview, Macci revealed:
“I have seen many players, some with a lot of potential. I saw Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic when they were younger, but in the last 30 years I haven’t seen anyone like Alcaraz.”
Macci adder: “He has it all. First, the movement. He moves naturally on the pitch. His speed is insane. He has slightly different genetics and generates power through his lower body. He is a unique athlete. You can see a lot of Rafa in him, in his mentality.”
Alcaraz in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2022
LWLLWLWWWW At the moment ranked no.9 (career-high), Alcaraz achieved a composed 26-3 record in 2022. Carlos is now competing in Madrid where he ousted Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3 7-5, Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-74 6-3 and Rafael Nadal 6-2 1-6 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal on Saturday at 4:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. They have never played each other until now in top events.
Carlos has won 3 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami and in Barcelona.
The Spaniard won 4 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 3 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2022
LWWWWWWLWW Now ranked no.1, Novak has an overall 7-3 match record in 2022. Novak is now competing in Madrid where he conquered Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2, Andy Murray w/o and Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 6-4.
Novak Djokovic will compete against the world no.9 Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal on Saturday at 4:00 pm on MANOLO SANTANA STADIUM. They have never played each other as of now in top competitions.
The Serbian got to the final in Belgrade (Serbia Open).
Djokovic won 86 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 17 on clay courts, 14 on indoor courts and 7 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have never played each other.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now ranked no.4, Nadal played his last match on the 6th of May when he lost to world no.9 Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (draw).
Presently, during this year Nadal has a 22-2 win-loss record. Rafael has won 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco. Nadal was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
Roger Federer in 2022
Now the world no.41, Federer played his last match on the 7th of July 2021 when he was defeated by world no.14 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
This year Federer has a 0-0 record.
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer played each other 40 times. The head to head is 24-16 for Nadal. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Roger Federer won 7-6(3) 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz |
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