Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are the top favorites to win the upcoming Australian Open which will commence on the 16th of January. It was just announced by a top journalist Michal Samulski that the main draw ceremony would be held on the 12th of January. It is still not clear at what time. Click here to see the most recent entry list.
Australian Open main draw ceremony will be held on Thursday, 12 January. Time – tba.
— Michal Samulski (@MichalSamulski) December 21, 2022
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
WWWWLWWWWW Ranked no.1, the Spaniard 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 .
Presently, during this year the Spaniard has achieved an overall 57-13 record. The Spaniard has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Carlos reached the final in Hamburg and Umag.
Alcaraz has scheduled to compete next in Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 16th of January.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
WWWWWWWLWW Now the world no.5, Novak played his last match on the 20th of November when he defeated world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals to win his 91st career title.
At the moment, during this season Novak has an overall 42-7 record. Novak clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv, Astana and the Nitto ATP Finals. The Serbian reached the final in Belgrade and Paris.
He is also scheduled to play in Australian Open (Australian Open) after Adelaide. The main draw will start on the 1st of January.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other only on 1 occasion. Their 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.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now ranked no.2, the Spaniard 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 Rafael has a 39-8 match record. Nadal clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Rafael was the finalist in Indian Wells.
