Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal will be the top 2 seeds in the draw in Paris which will be compiled the on Friday. Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas will not be part of the top 4 seeds and therefore they may clash against Carlito or Rafa as early as in the quarters.

These are going to be the top 8 seeds.

1. Alcaraz
2. Nadal
3. Ruud
4. Medvedev
5. Tsitsipas
6. Djokovic
7. Rublev
8. Auger Aliassime

Alcaraz in Basel, ranking, and results in 2022

Now ranked no.1, the Spaniard has achieved a 54-11 record in 2022. Alcaraz is playing at the moment in Basel where he bested 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 compete against the world no.15 Pablo Carreno-Busta in the quarter on Friday at 5:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.

Alcaraz conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona, in Madrid and at the U.S. Open. Carlos got to the final in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).

Alcaraz won 6 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)

Alcaraz is scheduled to play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will commence the tournament from the main draw on the 31st of October.

 

Rafael Nadal in 2022

Now ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 5^th of September when he lost to world no.17 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4^th round of the U.S. Open (draw).

Currently, during this year the Spaniard achieved an overall 38-5 match record. The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Indian Wells.

Nadal 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 Rafael Nadal clashed against each other 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. Previously, 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 6^th of May 2022.

In the video below you can watch the highlights.

Novak Djokovic in 2022

At the moment ranked no.7, Djokovic played his last match on the 9^th of October when he overcame world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Astana to win his 90^th career title.

Until now, during this year the Serbian has a 33-6 match record. Djokovic clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv and Astana. Novak was the runner-up in Belgrade.

Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022

At the moment ranked no.5, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 27^th of October when he lost to world no.27 Borna Coric 4-6 6-4 7-6(4) in the 2^nd round in Vienna (draw).

Currently, during this year Tsitsipas has a 55-21 record. The Greek has won 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Tsitsipas was the runner-up in Rotterdam, in Rome, in Cincinnati, in Astana and in Stockholm.

Novak Djokovic and Stefanos Tsitsipas played each other 10 times. The head to head is 8-2 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Astana (Astana Open) on the 9^th of October 2022.

You can watch the highlights in the following video.

Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal

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