According to former Roger Federer coach Ivan Ljubicic, Carlos Alcaraz is a weird combination of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic.
Alcaraz defeated De Minaur 6-4, 6-4 to win the Queen’s Club Championship this week, reclaiming the world No. 1 position. He is now getting ready to compete at Wimbledon for the third time in his career, and he has a 4-2 record in matches at the third Grand Slam of the year.
Recently, Ljubicic commented, “He [Alcaraz] brought another dimension to tennis, a dimension young players lacked in the last 10-20 years. He is positive, and he is something we haven’t seen so far – some sort of ‘sick’ combination of Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal.
I just hope that his body holds up, because he is putting crazy demands on his body at this moment.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
Currently ranked no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 25th of June when he overcame 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 has managed to achieve a compiled 40-4 record. Alcaraz clinched 5 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and London. The Spaniard got to the final in Rio de Janeiro.
Alcaraz 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.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
Now the world no.2, Djokovic played his last match on the 11th of June when he beat 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.This season Djokovic owns a composed 27-4 win-loss record. The Serbian conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open.
Djokovic has scheduled to compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic squared off only twice. Their current head to head is 1-1. Previously, 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.
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Rafael Nadal in 2023
Ranked no.136, the Spaniard played his last match on the 18th of January when he was overcome by world no.64 Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round in the Australian Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Rafael has a 1-3 win-loss record.