Rafael Nadal is still trying to recover from his hip injury. The Spanish sensation is out of competition for more than 2 months after he lost in the second round of the Australian Open at the hands of Mackenzie McDonald. Rafa’s obvious target is to be fully fit for the clay-court season. Recently, he dismissed the rumor that he will definitely be ready to compete in Monte Carlo since he is still trying to find his best form.
Nevertheless, Nadal has just posted a picture of his hard training in Mallorca, hoping to be ready to challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in the Principality. The tournament in Monte Carlo will kick off on April 10.
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Rafael Nadal in 2023
Currently the world 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 of the Australian Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Spaniard has achieved an overall 1-3 win-loss record.
Nadal will compete next in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 17th of April.
Alcaraz in Miami, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently ranked no.1, Carlos has achieved a 17-1 win-loss record in 2023. Alcaraz is participating in Miami where he toppled the world no.100 Facundo Bagnis 6-0 6-2, the world no.76 Dusan Lajovic 6-0 7-65 and the world no.19 Tommy Paul 6-4 6-4.
will come up against the world no.10 Taylor Fritz in the quarter on Wednesday at 8:30 pm on STADIUM. In the past, they have never competed against each other so far in top tournaments.Carlos clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells. Alcaraz got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos won 8 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 5 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz will play next in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 17th of April.
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz played each other 3 times. Their record is 2-1 for Nadal. The last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the quarter in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
Ranked no.2, Novak played his last match on the 3rd of March when he was overcome by world no.5 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Dubai (draw).
At present, during this year Novak has a 15-1 record. Novak conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.