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Nearly two years ago, ATP Tour interviewed Andy Murray on the upcoming tennis stars. According to the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, who would be the next new World No. 1?
Murray stated these remarks and said: “From the young, young ones, I think [Carlos] Alcaraz is really, really good. I think he’s got a good chance at it.”
Alcaraz in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2023
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Ranked no.1, Carlos has achieved a 48-4 record in 2023. Carlos is now competing in Toronto where he ousted the world no.41 Ben Shelton 6-3 7-63.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.17 Hubert Hurkacz in the 3rd round on Thursday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Carlos conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz reached the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Alcaraz won 12 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open) after Cincinnati. The main draw will start on the 13th of August.
Murray in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2023
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Currently ranked no.40, the Brit achieved a 27-12 record in 2023. Murray is participating in Toronto where he ousted the world no.39 Lorenzo Sonego 7-63 6-0 and the world no.78 Max Purcell 7-62 3-6 7-5.
Andy Murray will come up against the world no.8 Jannik Sinner in the 3rd round on Thursday at 9:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current head to head is 1-1.
The Brit has won 3 titles in 2023 in the Aix En Provence Challenger, the Surbiton Challenger and the Nottingham Challenger. The Brit reached the final in Doha (Qatar ExxonMobil Open).
Murray won 46 titles in his career: 20 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 14 on indoor courts, 1 on carpet courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Murray will play next in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 13th of August.
Carlos Alcaraz and Andy Murray squared off just twice. Their actual record is 1-1. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) in October 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
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