Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas will most likely be the top 2 seeds at the upcoming ATP 1000 tournament that will be played in Miami in the upcoming 2 weeks. Novak Djokovic is still leading the entry list, but it is well known that he may not play because he is not vaccinated for the coronavirus. Therefore, the Serbian sensation will most probably not be allowed to enter the USA. Rafael Nadal is among a rather long list of players that will not compete in Florida.
This is the updated entry list.
Alcaraz in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW Currently the world no.2, the Spaniard has achieved a 12-1 match record in 2023. Alcaraz is currently having a run in Indian Wells where he managed to beat the world no.94 Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-3 6-3, the world no.36 Tallon Griekspoor 7-64 6-3, the world no.56 Jack Draper 6-2 2-0 ret. and the world no.10 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.13 Jannik Sinner in the semifinal. Their current head to head is 3-2 for Alcaraz.
The Spaniard has won 1 title in 2023 in Buenos Aires. The Spaniard was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos won 7 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts and 5 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz has scheduled to play next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of March.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Currently the world no.3 (career-high), the Greek played his last match on the 10th of March when he was defeated by world no.87 Jordan Thompson 7-6(0) 4-6 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Indian Wells (draw).
This season Tsitsipas has achieved a compiled 13-3 record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s best result of the year was getting to the final at the Australian Open.
Tsitsipas will compete next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of March.
Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas squared off 3 times. Their head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the quarter in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) in April 2022.
Here the video highlights.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Ranked world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 3rd of March when he capitulated to world no.6 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Dubai (draw).
This season Novak has a 15-1 match record. Novak clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal in 2023
At the moment ranked no.9, the Spaniard played his last match on the 18th of January when he surrendered to world no.53 Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round in the Australian Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Nadal has a 1-3 match record.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal played each other 59 times. The head to head is 30-29 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Rafael Nadal won 6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6(4) in the quarter in Paris (French Open) in May 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
