Carlos Alcaraz won a rather straightforward quarterfinal match on Friday against his dear friend Pablo Carreno-Busta. Carlito and Pablo share a very nice and close relationship. Alcaraz said on many occasions that Pablo is his best friend on tour. Nevertheless, on court there are not friends as Carlito said after the quarter-final.
“It’s difficult to play against a friend like Pablo, we share every day, we go to have dinner, lunch – everything we’ve done together this week, every week, every tournament, even in the academy, we train together as well,” he commented.
“So it’s difficult to play against him. I always support him and always want him to win every match. But obviously, on court there are no friends. You have to be focused, you have to go for the match, and that’s what I did.”
"On court, there are no friends!" 💪@carlosalcaraz | #SwissIndoorsBasel pic.twitter.com/zo8TIkrkjb
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 28, 2022
Alcaraz in Basel, ranking, and results in 2022
WLWLLWLWWW Ranked world no.1, the Spaniard owns a compiled 55-11 win-loss record in 2022. Alcaraz is currently playing in Basel where he toppled the world no.45 Jack Draper 3-6 6-2 7-5, the world no.35 Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4 6-2 and the world no.15 Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz will play the world no.9 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinal on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Auger-Aliassime.
Alcaraz clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona, in Madrid and at the U.S. Open. The Spaniard got to the final in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).
The Spaniard 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 play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will commence the tournament from the main draw on the 31st of October.
Pablo Carreno-Busta in 2022
LWLLLWLLWW Currently ranked no.15, the Spaniard played his last match on the 28th of October when he lost to world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Basel (draw).
This year the Spaniard owns a composed 35-23 record. The Spaniard clinched 1 title in Montreal. The Spaniard was the finalist in Barcelona.
Carreno-Busta has scheduled to play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start from the main draw on the 31st of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Pablo Carreno-Busta squared off only twice. Their current record is 2-0 for Alcaraz. The last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 28th of October 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
