Carlos Alcaraz has already won three tournaments in 2023, and he is the hot favorite to conquer the upcoming ATP 1000 event that will be staged in Madrid in the next two weeks. The tournament is orphan of some top players, such as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Carlos Alcaraz is the defending champion, and curiously, if he manages to win the event, he will not be ranked number one in two weeks since he would be shy of just five points from Djokovic. In fact, in that case Novak Djokovic will have 6775 points while Carlitos will end the fortnight with 6770 points.
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW Currently ranked no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 23rd of April when he overcame world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-4 in the final in Barcelona to win his 9th career title.
Currently, during this year Carlos has a 23-2 record. Alcaraz has won 3 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells and Barcelona. Carlos reached the final in Rio de Janeiro.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW At the moment ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 21st of April when he was defeated by world no.40 Dusan Lajovic 6-4 7-6(6) in the quarter in Banja Luka (draw).
During this season the Serbian achieved an overall 17-3 record. Novak has won 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic faced off only 1 time. Their actual head to head 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.
Carlos Alcaraz |
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