Greg Rusedski, a former player, believes that Carlos Alcaraz, at the age of 19, is the most technically sound player he has ever seen, and that the future of the game is bright. Many people believed that when the Big Three retired, the sport would be in peril, but it is becoming evident that this won’t be the case. Although new rising competitors are always appearing, Carlos Alcaraz stands out among them. Many believe Carlitos will continue to be excellent for a very long time, and some have even begun to say that he is the best adolescent we have ever seen.
“A combination of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic”
Rusedski recently commented: “He’s the most technically complete player I’ve ever seen at 19. He’s almost like a combination of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic rolled into one. Everyone worried about what’d happen after the ‘Big Three’ are gone. Well, Carlitos showed up. He’s not the biggest guy, but he can serve big. He’s an unbelievable mover, a great athlete. Has a lot of variety. Takes the ball on a lot. That’s something you hope he keeps.”
Alcaraz in Miami, ranking, and results in 2023
LWLLWLWWWW Ranked world no.1, Alcaraz has achieved an overall 16-1 win-loss record in 2023. Alcaraz is participating in Miami where he ousted the world no.100 Facundo Bagnis 6-0 6-2 and the world no.76 Dusan Lajovic 6-0 7-65.
Carlos Alcaraz will square off with the world no.19 Tommy Paul in the 4th round. The head to head is 1-0 for Paul.
Carlos clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells. Alcaraz got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 8 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 5 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell). The main draw will start on the 17th of April.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Ranked no.2, Djokovic played his last match on the 3rd of March when he capitulated to world no.5 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Dubai (draw).
This year the Serbian has managed to achieve a 15-1 win-loss record. Novak conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
He is also scheduled to play in Banja Luka (Banja Luka Open). The main draw will start on the 17th of April.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic squared off only once. 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) in May 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Rafael Nadal in 2023
Currently ranked no.13, Nadal played his last match on the 18th of January when he capitulated to world no.55 Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round in the Australian Open (draw).
At present, during this year the Spaniard has a 1-3 win-loss record.
Carlos Alcaraz |
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