Behind the scenes at the Shanghai Masters, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz were reunited. Alcaraz enters the competition having just won a title in Beijing, while the Serb is participating in his first competition in nearly a month.
Before the tournament, the rivals crossed paths in the hallway and had a heartfelt moment.
Since their unexpected early eliminations at the US Open, Djokovic and Alcaraz have not participated in the same tournament. Alcaraz was eliminated in the second round, and the 37-year-old was taken aback in the third.
Backstage cameras captured them catching up as Djokovic mentioned how much more tennis the Spaniard had been playing than he had in the Shanghai Masters draw.
While shaking hands, Djokovic said in Spanish: “Little titan. You’re too much on the court, I’m outside of the court.”
Both players laughed as Djokovic admitted he was enjoying his limited schedule and said: “I’m enjoying my time off the court man.”
Off court laughs with @DjokerNole and @carlosalcaraz 😌😌@SH_RolexMasters | #RolexShanghaiMasters pic.twitter.com/pP3QYuFmo7
— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 5, 2024
Alcaraz in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
LWLWWWWWWW At the moment ranked no.2, Carlos has achieved a composed 49-9 match record in 2024. Carlos is currently playing in Shanghai where he defeated Unknown Player bye and the world no.51 Juncheng Shang 6-2 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.357 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never competed against each other till now in top tournaments.
The Spaniard conquered 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. The Spaniard reached the final in Paris (Olympics).
Carlos won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.
Djokovic in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
LWWWWWWLWW Ranked no.4, the Serbian has a 33-8 win-loss record in 2024. Djokovic is now playing in Shanghai where he beat the world no.43 Alex Michelsen 7-6(3) 7-6(9).
The Serbian clinched 1 title in 2024 in Paris. The Serbian was the finalist in Wimbledon.
The Serbian won 99 titles in his career: 52 on hard courts, 20 on clay courts, 19 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic is scheduled to play next in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic faced off 7 times. Their head to head is 4-3 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Novak Djokovic won 7-6(3) 7-6(2) in the final in Paris (Olympics) on the 4th of August 2024.
