Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, and Casper Ruud are leading the Australian Open entry list. Novak Djokovic will be seeded only number 5 even if, according to many, he will be the hot favourite to conquer the first major of the year.
Entry list and seeds
This is the latest entry list (top 32). Click here to see the full entry list.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
WLWLLWLWWW Now the world no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 4th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.11 Holger Rune in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 6-6 .
At the moment, during this season Carlos has managed to achieve a compiled 57-13 win-loss record. Carlos has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. The Spaniard got to the final in Hamburg and Umag.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 17th of November when he overcame world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
During this season the Spaniard owns a 39-8 match record. Nadal clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal got to the final in Indian Wells.
Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal squared off 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) on the 6th of May 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Casper Ruud in 2022
LWLWLLLLWL Ranked world no.3, Casper played his last match on the 20th of November when he lost to world no.5 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
During this season Casper has a 51-22 match record. The Norwegian conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. Ruud was the finalist in Miami, at the French Open, at the U.S. Open and the Nitto ATP Finals.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWWWWLWW Currently the world no.5, Djokovic played his last match on the 20th of November when he beat world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals to win his 91st career title.
Presently, during this year Djokovic has a 42-7 win-loss record. Djokovic clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv, Astana and the Nitto ATP Finals. The Serbian was the runner-up in Belgrade and in Paris.
Casper Ruud and Novak Djokovic played each other 4 times. The head to head is 4-0 for Djokovic. The last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-5 6-3 in the final in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 20th of November 2022.
Here the video highlights.
