Carlos Alcaraz feels he can beat Novak Djokovic when they square off in the French Open semifinals on Friday, according to his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero. Top-seeded Alcaraz easily defeated fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-1, 7-6(5) to get to the clay-court Major last four. The third seed in this match, Novak Djokovic, overcame a set deficit to overcome Karen Khachanov, the 11th seed, 4-6, 7-6(0), 6-2, 6-4.
Alcaraz and Djokovic will square off for the second time; the former prevailed in their first encounter in the 2022 Madrid Open semifinals, 6-7(5), 7-5, and 7-6(5). The World No. 1’s coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, told reporters that Carlitos will not benefit in any way from the outcome in Madrid. Alcaraz and Djokovic, he added, are currently the finest players in the world.
“I don’t think there is advantage. I think both players are maybe the best in the world right now. Novak has the experience to play these kind of matches more than Carlos, of course, but at the same time Carlos really wants to play that match. He was really looking forward to that match since the beginning,” Ferrero commented.
The Juan Carlos Added: “As I said, Carlos believes a lot in himself, and he believes that he can beat Novak. Then we’ll see. I think they both have an amazing level.
Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW At the moment ranked no.1, Alcaraz has achieved a compiled 35-3 record in 2023. The Spaniard is currently having a run at the French Open where he bested the world no.159 Flavio Cobolli 6-0 6-2 7-5, the world no.112 Taro Daniel 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2, the world no.32 Denis Shapovalov 6-1 6-4 6-2, the world no.18 Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-2 6-2 and the world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-1 7-65.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.3 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. Their actual record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz conquered 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. Carlos was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Alcaraz won 10 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 7 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Wimbledon (Wimbledon). The main draw will start on the 3rd of July.
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Currently the world no.3, the Serbian has a 25-4 record in 2023. Djokovic is now playing at the French Open where he ousted the world no.114 Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3 6-2 7-61, the world no.83 Marton Fucsovics 7-62 6-0 6-3, the world no.34 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-64 7-65 6-2, the world no.94 Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2 and the world no.11 Karen Khachanov 4-6 7-60 6-2 6-4.
Novak Djokovic will compete against the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal. Their head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Novak conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
The Serbian won 93 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic is scheduled to play next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic faced off just once. The head to head 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.
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