Carlos Alcaraz has just won an incredible US Open title and instead of resting, he has committed to the upcoming Davis Cup. Carlito looked quite spent after winning his first major following 3 consecutive 5-set wins and a tough 4-set match in the final.
Spain is in the same group of South Korea, Serbia and Canada and its matches will be staged in Valencia. With Rafael Nadal out, Carlito’s teammates are Roberto Bautista Agut, Albert Ramos Viñolas, Pedro Martínez, and Marcel Granollers.
Djokovic, Zverev out
Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev will not play in this stage. Djokovic will not compete for personal reasons. Zverev is struggling with his ankle injury
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
At the moment ranked no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 11th of September when he defeated world no.2 Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open to win his 6th career title.
At present, during this year Alcaraz has achieved an overall 51-9 win-loss record. Carlos conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona, in Madrid and at the U.S. Open. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Hamburg and in Umag.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Currently ranked no.3, Rafael played his last match on the 5th of September when he capitulated to world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season Nadal has a compiled 38-5 match record. The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open, in Acapulco and at the French Open. The Spaniard got to the final in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal squared off 3 times. Their record is 2-1 for Nadal. Before, the last time they locked horns, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6th
of May 2022.Here the highlights.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
Ranked no.7, Novak played his last match on the 10th of July when he defeated world no.20 Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6(3) in the final in Wimbledon to win his 88th career title.
This year Novak has a 23-5 match record. Novak conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Rome and in Wimbledon. The Serbian was the runner-up in Belgrade.
Alexander Zverev in 2022
Ranked world no.5, Alexander played his last match on the 3rd of June when he had to retire when playing against world no.3 Rafael Nadal in the semifinal and the scoreline was 7-6(8) 6-6 .
At present, during this year Zverev has a 29-10 win-loss record. Alexander Zverev’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Montpellier and Madrid.
Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev played each other 11 times. The head to head is 7-4 for Djokovic. The last time they competed against each other, Alexander Zverev won 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2021.
Here the highlights.
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