Carlos Alcaraz is the world number 1, but according to Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic is still the best player in the world. The British champion stresses that even if Carlito had a fantastic season, he was somewhat helped by the fact that Novak Djokovic could not play in many tournaments such as the Australian Open and the US Open.
“I think what Alcaraz has done this year has been special. I think also, what’s happened in the last few years – and yes, there is always going to be a time when a generation passes or comes to the end of their career,” said Murray.
“But some of the results have been aided by Novak not being able to play in Australia this year. He didn’t play at the US Open either and arguably is still the best player in the world. And I think that has also influenced some of the results a little bit,” he added in an interview with Eurosport.
Djokovic in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.7, the Serbian has achieved a composed 34-6 win-loss record in 2022. The Serbian is currently playing in Paris where he defeated the world no.34 Maxime Cressy 7-61 6-4.
Novak Djokovic will take on the world no.19 Karen Khachanov in the 3rd round on Thursday at 5:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Their current record is 7-1 for Djokovic.
Djokovic clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, in Wimbledon, in Tel Aviv and in Astana. Novak was the finalist in Belgrade (Serbia Open).
The Serbian won 90 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 16 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.1, the Spaniard has a 56-12 match record in 2022. Carlos is currently competing in Paris where he managed to beat the world no.38 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.28 Grigor Dimitrov in the 3rd round on Thursday at 1:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the past, they have never competed against each other as of now in top events.
Carlos has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona, in Madrid and at the U.S. Open. The Spaniard reached 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)
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz clashed against each other just on 1 occasion. Their actual head to head record 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.
Andy Murray in 2022
Ranked no.48, the Brit played his last match on the 31st of October when he was defeated by world no.188 Gilles Simon 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris (draw).
This season the Brit has a 29-20 record. Andy Murray’s best performance of the current year was reaching the final in Sydney and Stuttgart.
Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz |
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