ASTANA. Tsitsipas, Alcaraz have a tough 1st round with Djokovic, Medvedev also in the draw

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz will have a tough start of the campaign in Astana

Stefanos Tsitsipas Main Draw In Astana

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz are part of the main draw in Astana, whose matches will kick start on Monday. The tournament has managed to secure the participation of many top players, such as Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev.

Tsitsipas was not lucky in the draw since he will face home favorite Mikhail Kukushkin, who is extremely comfortable playing in Astana. The newly-minted world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz will be opposed in the first round to Holger Rune, who is in great form right now.

This is the main draw. Main Draw Atp 500 Astana

Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022

Stefanos Tsitsipas

45 - 22win/loss

Hard
13-11
I Hard
8-3
Clay
22-6
Grass
2-2
26 year old
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2024 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 25th of September when he lost to world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 1-6 7-6(11) 10-8 in the round robin in the Laver Cup (draw).

At present, during this year Stefanos achieved a 47-18 match record. Tsitsipas conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. The Greek was the runner-up in Rotterdam, in Rome and in Cincinnati.

Tsitsipas is scheduled to compete next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will start from the main draw on the 3rd of October.

Tsitsipas
the Laver Cup
Tsitsipas's Record
 

Carlos Alcaraz in 2022

Carlos Alcaraz

54 - 13win/loss

Hard
22-5
I Hard
7-3
Clay
17-4
Grass
8-1
21 year old
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2024 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 18th of September when he beat world no.121 Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 7-6(1) in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).

This season Carlos has a composed 52-10 win-loss record. The Spaniard clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Hamburg and in Umag.

Alcaraz is scheduled to play next in Nur-Sultan (Astana Open). He will commence the tournament from the main draw on the 3rd of October.

Alcaraz
Davis Cup
Alcaraz's Record

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 3 times. The head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz. The last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the quarter in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) on the 22nd of April 2022.

In the following video you can watch the highlights.

Djokovic in Tel Aviv, ranking, and results in 2022

Novak Djokovic

37 - 9win/loss

Hard
15-5
I Hard
1-0
Clay
16-3
Grass
5-1
37 year old
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2024 Highlights

Now ranked no.7, Novak achieved a compiled 26-6 record in 2022. The Serbian is competing in Tel Aviv where he conquered the world no.115 Pablo Andujar 6-0 6-3 and the world no.149 Vasek Pospisil 7-65 6-3.

Novak Djokovic will square off with the world no.104 Roman Safiullin in the semifinal on Saturday at 12:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. They have never played each other till now on the main tour.

Djokovic clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Rome and Wimbledon. Djokovic was the runner-up in Belgrade (Serbia Open).

Novak won 89 titles in his career: 49 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 14 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Djokovic
Tel Aviv
Djokovic's Record
Djokovic
Projected
Draw

Daniil Medvedev in 2022

Daniil Medvedev

46 - 21win/loss

Hard
28-9
I Hard
1-5
Clay
11-5
Grass
6-2
28 year old
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2024 Highlights

Now the world no.4, the Russian played his last match on the 22nd of September when he lost to world no.193 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-7(7) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Metz (draw).

This season Medvedev has a 37-14 match record. Daniil conquered 1 title in Los Cabos. The Russian was the finalist at the Australian Open, in Hertogenbosch and in Halle.

Medvedev
Metz
Medvedev's Record

Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev played each other 10 times. The head to head is 6-4 for Djokovic. The last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the final in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) in November 2021.

You can see them in action in the following highlights.

Stefanos Tsitsipas

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