Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have started an interesting rivalry that unfortunately will not be carried over into the Davis Cup. Soon after losing to Daniel Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz announced that he would not play in the Davis Cup for Spain. Probably the decision also came also after his performance for Team Spain was not that great last year after winning the US Open. Therefore, the Spanish sensation decided to take a break. Quite surprisingly, Novak Djokovic, after winning the US Open, confirmed that he will play for Team Serbia in the upcoming Davis Cup despite his effort and age (36).
Djokovic speaking in Spanish
It was rather surprising to see Novak Djokovic confirming his participation at the Davis Cup while speaking in perfect Spanish. The Serbian sensation has many talents and one of them is speaking many languages. Novak probably mastered his Spanish while spending a lot of time with his family in Marbella. He also speaks perfect Italian and French.
Here is the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgTCEFWu6f0
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWLWW Currently ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 10th of September when he defeated world no.3 Daniil Medvedev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open to win his 96th career title.
Presently, during this year Novak owns a composed 45-5 win-loss record. Djokovic conquered 5 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. The Serbian was the finalist in Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW Ranked world no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 8th of September when he capitulated to world no.3 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal of the U.S. Open (draw).
This season Alcaraz owns an overall 58-7 match record. The Spaniard has won 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Carlos was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro and Cincinnati.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 4 times. Their record is 2-2. The last time they competed against each other, 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.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
