Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have been battling for some time for the top spot of the rankings. The Serbian sensation became the new world no.1 after winning the French Open. However, that could change again if Carlos Alcaraz wins the tournament at the Queen’s Club this week.
How Alcaraz can become the new world no.1
As of now, Carlitos has 7175 “live points.” However, if he wins the ATP500 in London, he will have 7675 points which will be enough to overtake Novak Djokovic, who has 7595 points and he decided not to play this week.
Here are the latest live rankings.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW Ranked world no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 9th of June when he surrendered to world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 in the semifinal of the French Open (draw).
This year Alcaraz owns an overall 35-4 match record. Alcaraz clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. Carlos got to the final in Rio de Janeiro.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW At the moment ranked no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 11th of June when he defeated world no.4 Casper Ruud 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 in the final of the French Open to win his 94th career title.
Until now, during this year Djokovic has managed to achieve an overall 27-4 match record. Novak has won 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open.
Djokovic will 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 played each other only twice. Their actual record is 1-1. The last time they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 9th of June 2023.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjbWqtnAbxY
