Sebastian Korda is the last casualty of the upcoming ATP 1000 in Monte Carlo. The local fans will not have the opportunity to see a string of players such as Carlos Alcaraz, Rafael Nadal, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Pablo Carreno Busta, to name a few. Sebastian played the last time more than two months ago when he retired when facing Karen Khachanov at the Australian Open with a wrist injury.
Sebastian Korda in 2023
At the moment ranked no.27, Sebastian played his last match on the 24th of January when he had to retire when playing against world no.11 Karen Khachanov in the quarter and the scoreline was 7-6(5) 6-3 3-0 .
Currently, during this year Korda owns a composed 8-2 record. Sebastian Korda’s most significant result of the present year was getting to the final in Adelaide.
He is also scheduled to play in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) after Barcelona. The main draw will start on the 17th of April.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
Now the world no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 31st of March when he lost to world no.9 Jannik Sinner 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 in the semifinal in Miami (draw).
This season the Spaniard has a composed 18-2 record. The Spaniard has won 2 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells. Carlos got to the final in Rio de Janeiro.
Alcaraz will compete next in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 17th of April.
Sebastian Korda and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 3 times. Their record is 2-1 for Alcaraz. Previously, the last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in Paris (French Open) in May 2022.
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Rafael Nadal in 2023
Now ranked no.14, 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 the moment, during this season Rafael has a 1-3 match record.
Sebastian Korda, Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal |
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