At the ATP 500 competition in Rio, Carlos Alcaraz is attempting to defend his title. Since the ATP 500 series’ inception in 2009, the young gun who won the trophy last year has been the series’ youngest winner! Carlos will be tied for first in the world with 6980 ATP points if he wins the tournament.
About Djokovic staying world no.1 and the live rankings
No. 1 Novak Djokovic! The Serb, however, will maintain his ATP title after accruing more points at Majors, the ATP Finals, and Masters 1000 competitions. Novak has a clear advantage over the young Spaniard at three top levels, winning 3500 points in Turin and Melbourne alone, despite losing 2000 ATP points at Wimbledon. Alcaraz is making a comeback after missing three months of action due to injuries. Last week, the Spaniard won in Buenos Aires and will compete for another trophy in Rio de Janeiro. Novak, on the other hand, is the tournament’s top seed in Dubai and making his first appearance since winning his 22nd Major championship in Melbourne in January.
The player whose ranking is made up of the most points from the mandatory events will come out on top if two players are tied on points in the rankings. The biggest tournaments on the calendar are Grand Slams, ATP Finals, and Masters 1000 competitions. Djokovic outperformed the adolescent in this regard, earning 5,820 points from major competitions to the world No. 2’s 5,090.
Alcaraz in Rio De Janeiro, ranking, and results in 2023
LLWWWWLWWW Currently the world no.2, Carlos owns an overall 8-0 record in 2023. Carlos is playing in Rio De Janeiro where he beat the world no.556 Mateus Alves 6-4 6-4, the world no.86 Fabio Fognini 6-75 6-2 6-4, the world no.80 Dusan Lajovic 6-4 7-60 and the world no.139 Nicolas Jarry 6-72 7-5 6-0.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.13 Cameron Norrie in the final on Sunday at 5:30 pm on QUADRA GUGA KUERTEN. Their actual head to head record is 4-1 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz clinched 1 title in 2023 in Buenos Aires.
The Spaniard won 7 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts and 5 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) after Acapulco. The main draw will start on the 27th of February.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
WWLLLWWWWW Now ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 29th of January when he defeated world no.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the final of the Australian Open to win his 93rd career title.
This season Novak owns a 12-0 match record. Novak clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
He is also scheduled to play in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open) after Dubai. The main draw will start on the 27th of February.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic fought against each other only on 1 occasion. Their 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 see them in action in the following highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic |
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