Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud, Frances Tiafoe and Andrey Rublev are going to play in the prestigious Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi. The popular exhibition will add two more players. In addition, Emma Raducanu and Ons Jabeur are confirmed to play an exhibition match. The event will take place from 16-18 December.
Alcaraz in Basel, ranking, and results in 2022
LWWWWWWWWW Now ranked no.1, the Spaniard has an overall 54-11 match record in 2022. The Spaniard is playing in Basel where he conquered the world no.45 Jack Draper 3-6 6-2 7-5 and the world no.35 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.15 Pablo Carreno-Busta in the quarter. Their record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona, in Madrid and at the U.S. Open. Carlos was the finalist in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).
Carlos won 6 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz has scheduled to compete next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start from the main draw on the 31st of October.
Casper Ruud in 2022
Ranked no.3, Casper played his last match on the 25th of October when he was overcome by world no.194 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 in the 1st round in Basel (draw).
This year Casper achieved a composed 47-19 record. Ruud clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. Casper was the runner-up in Miami, at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
Ruud is scheduled to compete next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw on the 31st of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud squared off 3 times. Their head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 11th of September 2022.
Here the video highlights.
Frances Tiafoe in 2022
Now the world no.17 (career-high), Tiafoe played his last match on the 25th of October when he lost to world no.11 Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(9) 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Vienna (draw).
Currently, during this year the American has a 32-23 win-loss record. Frances Tiafoe’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Estoril and Tokyo.
Rublev in Vienna, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.8, Rublev has managed to achieve a compiled 48-16 win-loss record in 2022. The Russian is participating in Vienna where he bested the world no.21 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-1.
Andrey Rublev will come up against the world no.32 Grigor Dimitrov in the 2nd round on Thursday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current record is 3-2 for Rublev.
Rublev has won 4 titles in 2022 in Marseille, Dubai, Belgrade and Gijon.
Andrey won 12 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Frances Tiafoe and Andrey Rublev played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Tiafoe. Before, the last time they played each other, Frances Tiafoe won 7-6(3) 7-6(0) 6-4 in the quarter in New York (U.S. Open) on the 7th of September 2022.
Here are the video highlights.
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