Carlos Alcaraz, the current world No. 1, is enjoying the wild ride of his remarkable ascent to fame. Alcaraz thought back on his experience as the top seed in a Grand Slam at the age of 20 before the 2023 French Open, which begins on Sunday, May 28.
The Spaniard successfully defended his Barcelona and Madrid championships and earned the top seed. Alcaraz went on to say that he is happy to have accomplished one of his career goals so soon before facing Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli in his first game.
On Friday, Carlos across commented: “Well, for me, it’s still crazy to see myself in top seed in a Grand Slam. But for me, at same time is great. It is something that I work for to be there. Yeah, I’m really happy to be No.1 seed here in Roland-Garros.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
LWWWWWWWWW Currently ranked no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 15th of May when he was defeated by world no.115 Fabian Marozsan 6-3 7-6(4) in the 3rd round in Rome (draw).
Currently, during this season Alcaraz achieved a composed 30-3 win-loss record. The Spaniard has won 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. Alcaraz got to the final in Rio de Janeiro.
Alcaraz is scheduled to compete next at the French Open (French Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of May.
Flavio Cobolli in 2023
LLLWLWLLWW At the moment ranked no.159, Cobolli played his last match on the 26th of May when he overcame world no.198 Laurent Lokoli 7-5 6-3 in the qualifications of the French Open (draw).
Currently, during this year Cobolli achieved a composed 25-15 record. Flavio Cobolli’s most significant accomplishment of the present season was reaching the semifinal in the Zadar Challenger and the Rome Challenger.
Carlos Alcaraz and Flavio Cobolli squared off just once. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 6-3 in the qualifications in Todi Challenger (Todi Challenger) in August 2020.
