Novak Djokovic seems to be as confident as ever. During the oncourt interview that followed his victory over Andrey Rublev, the world no. 2 made fun of the upcoming players, jokingly saying that they are not managing to dethrone him (“It ain’t happening”). During the press conference that followed the match, the Serbian legend stated pretty clearly that it is a given that he is the favorite, looking at his results. It seems almost as if he is trying to scare the rest of the field, especially the up-and-coming players such as Jannick Sinner (his upcoming opponent), Carlos Alcaraz (the world number one), and Holger Rune, who has a positive record against Djokovic (2-0).
Novak said: “I don’t want to sound arrogant, but of course, I would consider myself favourite. Judging with the results I had in my career here, the previous four occasions of Wimbledon that I won, and reaching other semi-final, I do consider myself favourite, yes.”
Djokovic in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWWWWWW Currently the world no.2, Djokovic has an overall 32-4 win-loss record in 2023. Novak is competing in Wimbledon where he bested the world no.68 Pedro Cachin 6-3 6-3 7-64, the world no.70 Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-64 7-5, the world no.88 Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-1 7-65, the world no.18 Hubert Hurkacz 7-66 7-66 5-7 6-4 and the world no.7 Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-3.
Novak Djokovic will compete against the world no.8 Jannik Sinner in the semifinal. Their current record is 2-0 for Djokovic.
Djokovic clinched 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)
Sinner in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWWWWWW Now the world no.8 (career-high), Sinner has achieved an overall 37-10 record in 2023. Sinner is now competing in Wimbledon where he toppled the world no.111 Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-2 6-2 6-2, the world no.98 Diego Schwartzman 7-5 6-1 6-2, the world no.79 Quentin Halys 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-4, the world no.85 Daniel Elahi Galan 7-64 6-4 6-3 and the world no.92 Roman Safiullin 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2.
Jannik Sinner will face the world no.2 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic.
Jannik has won 1 title in 2023 in Montpellier. Sinner reached the final in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) and in Miami (Miami Open).
Jannik won 7 titles in his career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner played each other just twice. The head to head is 2-0 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played, Novak Djokovic won 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in London (Wimbledon) in July 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Alcaraz in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWLWW Ranked world no.1, Alcaraz owns a 44-4 win-loss record in 2023. The Spaniard is currently playing in Wimbledon where he bested the world no.542 Jeremy Chardy 6-0 6-2 7-5, the world no.84 Alexandre Muller 6-4 7-62 6-3, the world no.28 Nicolas Jarry 6-3 6-76 6-3 7-5 and the world no.38 Matteo Berrettini 3-6 6-3 6-3 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will square off with the world no.6 Holger Rune in the quarter on Wednesday at 3:30 pm on Centre Court. Their current record is 1-1.
Alcaraz conquered 5 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid and London. Alcaraz got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos 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)
Rune in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWWWLLWWW Ranked world no.6 (career-high), Holger has managed to achieve a compiled 37-12 match record in 2023. Rune is currently competing in Wimbledon where he defeated the world no.371 George Loffhagen 7-64 6-3 6-2, the world no.57 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 7-63 6-4, the world no.34 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4 7-68 and the world no.24 Grigor Dimitrov 3-6 7-66 7-64 6-3.
Holger Rune will take on the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter on Wednesday at 3:30 pm on Centre Court. Their current head to head is 1-1.
Holger conquered 1 title in 2023 in Munich. The Dane got to the final in Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters) and in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
The Dane won 4 titles in his career: 2 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. Before, the last time they squared off, Holger Rune won 6-3 6-6 ret. in the quarter in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) in November 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
