Following his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas, Carlos Alcaraz wished to pay a heartfelt tribute to Novak Djokovic during the press conference. The young Spanish player expressed how disappointed he was that Djokovic was unable to play in the Roland Garros semi-final, saying that he hopes to see the Serbian champion return to the game at his best.
When facing Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals, Djokovic was forced to give up. It was a difficult and depressing choice, but one that had to be made because of the seriousness of his knee injury and the need for surgery.
In the third and fourth rounds of the French Open, the Serbian champion defeated Francisco Cerundolo and Lorenzo Musetti in two close matches in the fifth set. Nonetheless, in the latter instance, a slip made the knee damage worse and resulted in a rather catastrophic injury. Though much will depend on the course of action Djokovic chooses to take to address the matter, it is hoped that he will return to the court at Wimbledon.
Alcaraz recently expressed his thoughts about Djokovic’s injury and said: “He has always managed to recover quickly from injuries and has always come back stronger than before. I wish him a speedy recovery, and I hope we can enjoy his tennis again as soon as possible. I was surprised that he retired because he ended up playing very well against Cerúndolo. This is tennis. It is a great disappointment for all tennis lovers not to be able to admire him in the semifinals.”
Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
WWLWWWWWWW Now ranked no.3, the Spaniard achieved an overall 23-5 record in 2024. Carlos is now competing at the French Open where he bested the world no.107 Jeff Wolf 6-1 6-2 6-1, the world no.176 Jesper De Jong 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-2, the world no.28 Sebastian Korda 6-4 7-65 6-3, the world no.21 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 6-1 and the world no.9 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 7-63 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.2 Jannik Sinner in the semifinal on Friday at 2:30 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. Their current head to head is 5-4 for Alcaraz.
Carlos conquered 1 title in 2024 in Indian Wells.
Carlos won 14 titles in his career: 4 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 French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
WWWWWWLWWL Ranked no.1, Djokovic has a 18-6 win-loss record in 2024. Novak is now playing at the French Open where he managed to beat the world no.142 Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 7-63 6-4, the world no.63 Roberto Carballes Baena 6-4 6-1 6-2, the world no.30 Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 6-76 2-6 6-3 6-0 and the world no.27 Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3.
Djokovic will play next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of July.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic played each other 5 times. Their current head to head is 3-2 for Djokovic. The last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2023.
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