Carlos Alcaraz was leading the ATP rankings until Sunday, when Novak Djokovic, who won the Australian Open today, took the top spot in the rankings. Carlito could not participate in the first slam of the year because of an injury. Nevertheless, the Spanish teenager was extremely quick to congratulate Djokovic for his title and the new position in the rankings with the following message.
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
LWWWWWWWWW Ranked no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 4th of November 2022 when he had to retire when playing against world no.10 Holger Rune in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 6-6 .
This season the Spaniard has achieved a 57-13 match record.
Alcaraz is scheduled to play next in Buenos Aires (Argentina Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 13th of February.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWLWLWWW Currently ranked no.5, Djokovic played his last match on the 29th of January when he beat world no.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the final of the Australian Open to win his 93rd career title.
Currently, during this season Djokovic owns a compiled 12-0 match record. The Serbian clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic fought against each other only once. Their current head to head 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) in May 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
