Recently, Carlos Alcaraz shared his excitement about playing Novak Djokovic in an exhibition match in Riyadh.
The match between Djokovic and Alcaraz will take place on December 27 as a part of the Riyadh Season celebration, which is being run by the nation’s prestigious General Entertainment Authority. Both players will make use of the tournament as a warm-up for the 2024 Australian Open, the first grand slam of the season.
Alcaraz has now expressed his thrill about the upcoming encounter in the Gulf nation on social media. He additionally expressed his excitement about playing Djokovic.
Alcaraz posted on X: “Heading to Riyadh on December 27 for my match against @DjokerNole! @RiyadhSeason.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2023
At the moment ranked no.2, Alcaraz played his last match on the 18th of November when he was defeated by world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This season the Spaniard achieved a compiled 65-12 match record. Alcaraz clinched 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Carlos was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro and Cincinnati.
Alcaraz is scheduled to play next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 14th of January.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
Now the world no.1, Djokovic played his last match on the 25th
of November when he was defeated by world no.4 Jannik Sinner 6-2 2-6 7-5 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).This year the Serbian has a composed 56-7 record. The Serbian conquered 7 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open, Paris and the Nitto ATP Finals. Djokovic was the runner-up in Wimbledon.
Djokovic has scheduled to compete next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 14th of January.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic fought against each other 5 times. Their actual record is 3-2 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 18th of November 2023.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.