Carlos Alcaraz had a fantastic start to his Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday when he dismissed the world no.542 Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-2 7-5. Especially in the first two sets, the Spanish sensation played a tennis out of this world. Carlitos is widely considered the favorite to win the Wimbledon title after Novak Djokovic.
During the press conference that followed the encounter, when asked what his goal in Wimbledon would be, the world number one was extremely straightforward to say: “To win the tournament. That’s the main goal right now for me. I have a lot of confidence right now. The main goal for me this tournament is to win, to win it.”
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Now the world no.1, the Spaniard has a 41-4 match record in 2023. Alcaraz is now competing in Wimbledon where he conquered the world no.542 Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-2 7-5.
Carlos conquered 5 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and London. Carlos was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 11 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz will play next in Toronto (National Bank Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of August.
Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.2, the Serbian has a compiled 28-4 win-loss record in 2023. Novak is participating in Wimbledon where he managed to beat the world no.68 Pedro Cachin 6-3 6-3 7-64.
Novak Djokovic will fight against the world no.70 Jordan Thompson in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 5:30 pm on Centre Court. In the past, they have never played each other until now in top tournaments.
The Serbian conquered 3 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open and French Open.
Novak won 94 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic squared off just 2 times. Their current 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.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjbWqtnAbxY