Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz decided to play a practice match in Turin on the occasion of the ATP Finals. The Serbian sensation looked to be in fantastic form, while Carlitos was clearly struggling. The result was 6-1 for Djokovic and the second set had to be interrupted to give space to other players.

Here is the video.

Novak Djokovic in 2023

Ranked no.1, the Serbian played his last match on the 5^th of November when he beat world no.14 Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-3 in the final in Paris to win his 97^th career title.

This season Novak has achieved a compiled 51-5 match record. The Serbian clinched 6 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open and Paris. Novak was the runner-up in Wimbledon.

Carlos Alcaraz in 2023

Now ranked no.2, Carlos played his last match on the 31^st of October when he lost to world no.39 Roman Safiullin 6-3 6-4

in the 2^nd round in Paris (draw).

This year Alcaraz owns a composed 63-10 win-loss record. Carlos conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz reached the final in Rio de Janeiro and Cincinnati.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz squared off 4 times. Their current head to head is 2-2. Previously, 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 20^th of August 2023.

You can watch the highlights in the following video.