Novak Djokovic is back in competition in Paris, where he will be the top favorite alongside Rafael Nadal and the world number 1 Carlos Alcaraz. The Serbian legend has not played many tournaments this year because of the well-known travel restrictions he had to observe for not being vaccinated against the coronavirus. Novak has just won the ATP500 in Astana and he has already qualified for the ATP Finals that will be staged there in Turin.
The 21-time slam champion seems to be in a fantastic mood in Paris. Here is the video of his arrival.
El 👑 llego a París así 😁❤🇫🇷 @DjokerNole pic.twitter.com/dxLB3KPOjC
— ᵛⁱᵏʸ 🇦🇷 (@FrancoViky22) October 29, 2022
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWLWLWWW Currently ranked no.7, the Serbian played his last match on the 9th of October when he defeated world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Astana to win his 90th career title.
At present, during this year Novak has managed to achieve a 33-6 record. The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv and Astana. Novak reached the final in Belgrade.
Djokovic has scheduled to compete next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 31st of October.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
At the moment ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 5th of September when he capitulated to world no.17 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
During this season Rafael has managed to achieve an overall 38-5 record. Nadal has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
Nadal will compete next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw on the 31st of October.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 59 times. Their current record is 30-29 for Djokovic. The last time they squared off, Rafael Nadal won 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) in the quarter in Paris (French Open) on the 31st of May 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
WLWWWWWWWW Ranked world no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 29th of October when he lost to world no.9 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Basel (draw).
This season the Spaniard has a 55-12 record. Alcaraz has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Carlos was the runner-up in Hamburg and in Umag.
