Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are the top stars of the current ATP500 tournament in Astana. Carlito is seeded no.1 and is looking forward to confirming his incredible form and supremacy in the ATP Rankings. Djokovic has just conquered the tournament in Tel Aviv and hopes to have a glorious end of the season.
Both players agreed to visit a center for autistic children in Astana. There was a nice exchange of gifts at the centre between the players and the children.
‘I’m so happy to live these things, to see the kids happy. And that’s the most important thing,” said Carlito.
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
Currently ranked no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 18th of September when he overcame world no.120 Soon-Woo Kwon 6-4 7-6(1) in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
During this season Alcaraz owns a compiled 52-10 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Alcaraz was the finalist in Hamburg and in Umag.
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 24th of October.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
Currently ranked no.7, the Serbian played his last match on the 2nd of October when he beat world no.14 Marin Cilic 6-3 6-4 in the final in Tel Aviv to win his 89th career title.
During this season Novak achieved a compiled 28-6 match record. The Serbian has won 3 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon and Tel Aviv. Djokovic was the runner-up in Belgrade.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic played each other just 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(5) in the semifinal in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 7th of May 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.