Carlos Alcaraz will play against Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinal on Friday in what will be the most interesting match of the season (so far). Even if Carlitos is still chasing the slam in Paris, he has already laid out the plan to get ready for Wimbledon. It’s interesting to note that the Spanish sensation has planned to play only one tournament before the third slam of the year and that will be at the prestigious club at Queens.
Here is the latest entry list.
| Seed | Name | Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Alcaraz | 1 |
| 2 | Holger Rune | 6 |
| 3 | Taylor Fritz | 8 |
| 4 | Frances Tiafoe | 12 |
| 5 | Cameron Norrie | 13 |
| 6 | Lorenzo Musetti | 18 |
| 7 | Alex de Minaur | 19 |
| 8 | Matteo Berrettini | 20 |
| Marin Cilic | 22 | |
| Francisco Cerundolo | 23 | |
| Daniel Evans | 25 | |
| Sebastian Korda | 30 | |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | 31 | |
| Yoshihito Nishioka | 33 | |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 34 | |
| Ben Shelton | 36 | |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | 37 | |
| Bernabe Zapata Miralles | 38 | |
| Ugo Humbert | 40 | |
| Jiri Lehecka | 41 | |
| Andy Murray | 43 | |
| Diego Schwartzman | 95 | |
| Milos Raonic | – |
Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWLWWWWW Ranked no.1, Alcaraz has managed to achieve a composed 35-3 win-loss record in 2023. Alcaraz is playing at the French Open where he managed to beat 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 on Friday at 2:45 pm on Court Philippe-CHATRIER. Their record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Carlos clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. Alcaraz reached the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard 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
LWLWWWLWLW Currently ranked no.3, Djokovic has a 25-4 match record in 2023. The Serbian is currently playing at the French Open where he conquered 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 on Friday at 2:45 pm on Court Philippe-CHATRIER. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
The Serbian 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 will play next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic faced off just once. Their actual 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.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
