Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are the top favorites to win the Australian Open. However, the new Spanish sensation also has the opportunity to snatch the #1 rank from Novak. Carlitos will definitely lead the ATP rankings if he conquers the Australian Open. In that case, he will have 10855 points, and if Novak Djokovic is the runner-up, he will have only 10355 points.
Here are the projections
Alcaraz at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Ranked world no.2, the Spaniard achieved a 3-0 match record in 2024. Alcaraz is currently having a run at the Australian Open where he overcame the world no.131 Richard Gasquet 7-65 6-1 6-2, the world no.46 Lorenzo Sonego 6-4 6-73 6-3 7-63 and the world no.140 Juncheng Shang 6-1 6-1 1-0 ret..
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.60 Miomir Kecmanovic in the 4th round on Monday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
Carlos won 13 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024
At the moment ranked no.1, the Serbian has achieved an overall 6-1 record in 2024. The Serbian is competing at the Australian Open where he defeated the world no.187 Dino Prizmic 6-2 6-75 6-3 6-4, the world no.43 Alexei Popyrin 6-3 4-6 7-64 6-3, the world no.32 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3 6-3 7-62 and the world no.19 Adrian Mannarino 6-0 6-0 6-3.
Novak Djokovic will take on the world no.12 Taylor Fritz in the quarter. The head to head is 8-0 for Djokovic.
The Serbian won 98 titles in his career: 52 on hard courts, 19 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon) on the 1st of July and U.S. Open (U.S. Open) on the 26th of August.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic clashed against each other 5 times. Their head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2023.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.