Carlos Alcaraz was meant to play his first-round match in the Astana against Holger Rune who could not make it because of a right knee issue. Therfore, the new world number 1 will face off against the lucky loser David Goffin.
Carlos Alcaraz and David Goffin faced off only 1 time. Their head-to-head is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Melbourne (Great Ocean Road Open) in February 2021.
Novak Djokovic is probably the biggest threat for Carlito in Nur-Sultan. The Serbian legend has just landed in Astana after winning the ATP250 in Tel Aviv. He will face Cristian Garin in his first-round match
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
LWWWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 18th of September when he beat world no.120 Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 7-6(1) in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
This season Carlos achieved a composed 52-10 record. The Spaniard clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Alcaraz reached the final in Hamburg and in Umag.
David Goffin in 2022
LLLLWWWLWL Currently the world no.66, the Belgian played his last match on the 2nd of October when he was overcome by world no.152 Luca Nardi 3-6 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in the qualifications in Astana (draw).
This season the Belgian achieved a compiled 31-25 match record. Goffin has won 1 title in Marrakech.
He is also scheduled to play in Florence (Firenze Open) – 10th of October and Antwerp (European Open) on the 17th of October.
Holger Rune in 2022
LWWLWWLLWW Now the world no.26 (career-high), Rune played his last match on the 2nd of October when he surrendered to world no.64 Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-4 7-6(8) in the final in Sofia (draw).
Currently, during this year Holger has a 35-26 win-loss record. Rune clinched 2 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger and Munich. Holger was the runner-up in Sofia.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWLWLWWW Currently the world no.7, Novak played his last match on the 2nd of October when he defeated world no.14 Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 in the final in Tel Aviv to win his 89th career title.
At present, during this year Djokovic has a 28-6 record. The Serbian has won 3 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon and Tel Aviv. Novak was the finalist in Belgrade.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Novak Djokovic played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic. When they played, Novak Djokovic won 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in New York (U.S. Open) in August 2021.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
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