Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune have just participated in a rather taxing Wimbledon tournament and they will be already back to competition this week on the occasion of the Homan Cup. It is particularly surprising to see the present of the Spanish player who has just won a thrilling and exhausting Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic.
Carlos Alcarz will play only over the weekend against David Goffin (Friday) and Borna Coric (Saturday).
The competition will take place in Nice 19th – 23rd July 2023 and these are the teams.
FRANCE – Richard Gasquet and Alizé Cornet
SPAIN – Carlos Alcaraz and Rebeka Masarova
SWITZERLAND – Leandro Riedi and Celine Naef
DENMARK – Holger Rune and Clara Tauson
BELGIUM – David Goffin and Elise Mertens
CROATIA – Borna Coric and Donna Vekic
Holman Cup returns this week… here are the teams pic.twitter.com/TltBxZndym
— Randy Walker (@TennisPublisher) July 17, 2023
About the Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an international hardcourt tennis competition featuring eight mixed-gender teams that compete against one. From 1989 to 2019, it was held annually in Perth, Western Australia. The now-defunct ATP Cup took its place on the calendar in 2020. The completion will now be held in Nice and it will feature 6 teams.
The format
Every country in a pairing competes in a men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles match, with the winner receiving one point. Both singles and mixed doubles matches are best-of-three sets contests, with the third set to be played as a super tie-break. The top team from each group competes against each other in the championship game.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
WWLWWWWWWW Ranked world no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 16th of July when he defeated world no.2 Novak Djokovic 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the final in Wimbledon to win his 12th career title.
During this season Alcaraz has achieved a 47-4 match record. Alcaraz conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro.
Alcaraz will play next in Toronto (National Bank Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of August.
Holger Rune in 2023
WLLWWWLWLW At the moment ranked no.6 (career-high), Holger played his last match on the 12th of July when he was overcome by world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
This year Rune has a compiled 37-13 record. This year, Holger conquered 1 tournament in Munich. Holger was the runner-up in Monte-Carlo and Rome.
Rune is scheduled to play next in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 24th of July.
Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune squared off 3 times. Their record is 2-1 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in London (Wimbledon) on the 12th of July 2023.
Here the video highlights.
Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune |
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