Carlos Alcaraz has just conquered his first title on grass after winning the tournament at the Queen’s Club on Sunday. Before this tournament, the Spanish sensation was not that sure about his chances of playing well on grass. Nevertheless, after his latest success, Carlitos is getting bolder and bolder.
During the press conference that followed his final against Alex di Minaur, Carlos Alcaraz commented:
“I have a lot of confidence right now coming into Wimbledon. I ended the week playing at the high level. So right now I feel one of the favourites, you know, to win Wimbledon. “But yeah, I consider myself, you know, a good player on grass with all the weapons that I have.”
talking about Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz confirmed that, in his opinion, the Serbian champion is the favorite to win Wimbledon: “I saw a statistic that Novak has won more matches in Wimbledon that the other top 20 players. What can I say about that, you know? I mean, Novak is the main favorite to win Wimbledon. That’s obvious.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
WWWWWWWWWW Now ranked no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 25th of June when he beat world no.16 Alex De Minaur 6-4 6-4 in the final in London to win his 11th career title.
This season the Spaniard achieved a 40-4 match record. Carlos clinched 5 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and London. Carlos got to the final in Rio de Janeiro.
Alcaraz has scheduled to compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
WWWLWWWWWW Now the world no.2, Djokovic played his last match on the 11th of June when he overcame 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.
At the moment, during this season Novak has managed to achieve a compiled 27-4 match record. Novak clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open.
Djokovic has scheduled to compete 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 fought against each other just twice. Their actual record is 1-1. The last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) on the 9th of June 2023.
Here are the highlights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjbWqtnAbxY
Carlos Alcaraz |
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