Despite their intense rivalry, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz share a lot of similarities. The love of tennis, which is present in both, is the first thing to mention. This is already a pretty good reason to bond; they love the sport, competing, and the competition.
Fans hope to see many more of these amazing matches in the future. They have already shared the court with some really amazing ones.
Alcaraz and Djokovic also occasionally practice together. Some may argue that this is a bad idea because it gives your opponent an opportunity to analyze your style of play, but they don’t care. They actually enjoy the competition and are not afraid of each other.
Off the court, the connection is also strong. Alcaraz revealed that he recently recognized sharing some wonderful times off the court with Djokovic.
Alcaraz expressed his relationship with Djokovic on and off the court and said: “We have a very pleasant relationship; he is a wonderful person. These are very good moments that I have with him off the court. It’s nice to talk to him. He doesn’t give me advice; in the end, we are fighting for the same goals, but we talk about other things: the tour, things that can be done better, other sports.”
Alcaraz added: “I asked him about the rugby final he attended. In the end, we play tennis. These are very good moments that I have with him off the court. It’s nice to be with him.”
Recently, a moment like that was captured in Paris. Alcaraz and Djokovic were having a heated conversation in the event’s warm-up area. Djokovic appeared to be explaining something to Alcaraz, who was listening intently.
The Spaniard previously acknowledged that he is quite captivated by Djokovic, observing his movements and practices in an attempt to pick up tips from the finest. Although he was raised idolizing Roger Federer, he may now be interested in finding out what made Djokovic so successful in the sport he loves.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
At the moment ranked no.
2, Alcaraz played his last match on the 31st of October when he lost to world no.45 Roman Safiullin 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris (draw).This season the Spaniard owns a compiled 63-10 match record. The Spaniard conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Carlos was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro and Cincinnati.
Djokovic in Paris, ranking, and results in 2023
Currently the world no.1, Novak has managed to achieve a 50-5 win-loss record in 2023. Djokovic is currently having a run in Paris where he bested the world no.31 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-2, the world no.23 Tallon Griekspoor 4-6 7-62 6-4, the world no.7 Holger Rune 7-5 6-73 6-4 and the world no.5 Andrey Rublev 5-7 7-63 7-5.
Novak Djokovic will face the world no.17 Grigor Dimitrov in the final on COURT CENTRAL at 3:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Their actual record is 11-1 for Djokovic.
Djokovic clinched 5 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati and U.S. Open. Djokovic reached the final in Wimbledon.
Novak won 96 titles in his career: 52 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. Their current head to head is 2-2. Previously, the last time they fought 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.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic |
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