Sascha Zverev has just lost in the quarterfinal of the US Open to Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
After the game, Alexander Zverev was questioned about how difficult it is to play someone like Carlos Alcaraz in a press conference. He responded by saying that the Spaniard was on par with Novak Djokovic and that the other players on the tour needed to catch up.
Sascha commented: “I played Novak in Cincinnati, I played Carlos here. I think they are very, very similar from the level of the game. There are some things that Novak does better; there are some things that Carlos does better. I think they are at a level of their own at the moment. Yeah, the other guys gotta catch up. That’s as simple as that.”
Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWLWWWWW Ranked no.1, the Spaniard has managed to achieve a 58-6 record in 2023. The Spaniard is now competing at the U.S. Open where he beat the world no.75 Dominik Koepfer 6-2 3-2 ret., the world no.177 Lloyd Harris 6-3 6-1 7-64, the world no.28 Daniel Evans 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3, the world no.61 Matteo Arnaldi 6-3 6-3 6-4 and the world no.12 Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-2 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.3 Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal on Friday at 7:00 pm on ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM. Their record is 2-1 for Alcaraz.
The Spaniard has won 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. The Spaniard was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open) and in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open).
The Spaniard 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)
Djokovic at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWLWLWWW Currently the world no.2, Djokovic achieved an overall 43-5 match record in 2023. The Serbian is now having a run at the U.S. Open where he managed to beat the world no.84 Alexandre Muller 6-0 6-2 6-3, the world no.76 Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-4 6-1 6-1, the world no.38 Laslo Djere 4-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-3, the world no.105 Borna Gojo 6-2 7-5 6-4 and the world no.9 Taylor Fritz 6-1 6-4 6-4.
Novak Djokovic will face the world no.47 Ben Shelton in the semifinal on Friday at 3:00 pm on ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM. They have never competed against each other so far in top competitions.
The Serbian clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open and Cincinnati. Djokovic got to the final in Wimbledon.
The Serbian won 95 titles in his career: 51 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 fought against each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2. The last time they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 5-7 7-6(7) 7-6(4) in the final in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 20th of August 2023.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
