Carlos Alcaraz and Andrey Rublev are among the top favorites at the upcoming Australian Open. The two players decided to share the practice court for a nice training session at the Rod Laver Arena. Both are well known for being hard hitters, and they didn’t shy away during this practice. This is the video.

Carlos Alcaraz in 2024

Now ranked no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 18^th of November 2023 when he lost to world no.1 Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).

This season Carlos has achieved a 65-12 match record.

Alcaraz will compete next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 14th of January.

Andrey Rublev in 2024

Now the world no.5 (career-high), the Russian played his last match on the 7^th of January when he overcame world no.50 Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 6-4 in the final in Hong Kong to win his 15^th

career title.

Presently, during this year Andrey has managed to achieve a composed 4-0 record. Rublev clinched 1 title in Hong Kong.

Rublev will 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 Andrey Rublev fought against each other just once. Their current record is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-5 6-2 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2023.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.