Alcaraz – Djokovic: the craziest numbers of the prodigy and the stainless champion

1

Carlos Alcaraz had achieved a spectacular (and unprecedented) double blow by winning his 1st Grand Slam title and reaching the place of world No. 1 in September 2022. Alcaraz became, at 19, the youngest player to rise to the No. 1 position in the world since the rankings were drawn up (in August 1973) by erasing Australian Lleyton Hewitt (20 years and 9 months in 2001).)

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4

Alcaraz became the 4th Spaniard to reach the world No. 1 position after Carlos Moya (in 1999), Juan Carlos Ferrero (his coach, in 2003) and Rafael Nadal (in 2008).

8

The Murcian needed only eight appearances in a Grand Slam tournament to win one, tying Pete Sampras. They are only 8 players to have done better in the Open era: Edmondson, Wilander and Kuerten (3), Becker (4), Chang (5), Borg and Nadal (6), McEnroe (7).

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22

The number of Grand Slam titles of the Serbian (including 2 Roland-Garros 2016 and 2021)

33

Djokovic has played 33 Grand Slam finals, only Chris Evert (34) has done better.

45

As a regular, the Serb plays this Friday 45th semifinal in a Major, the 12th Porte d'Auteuil For his young opponent, it is the first in Paris and the second in Grand Slam.

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93

The Serb has won 18 of his 93 titles on ochre. Of the Spaniard's 10, seven have been gleaned on clay, including three this season (Buenos Aires, Barcelona and Madrid). There are only three to have done better in the Open era: Connors (109), Federer (103) and Ivan Lendl (94). Rafael Nadal follows with 92 titles.

387

The number of weeks spent by Novak Djokovic at the head of the ATP Tour. An absolute record.

167,3

In millions of dollars Djokovic's earnings since his first steps on the circuit in 2003. Pro since only 2018, Carlos Alcaraz has already gleaned $ 15.5 million

2022

Alcaraz became the youngest player to beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic (and the first to do so on clay), on the road to the Masters 1000 title in Madrid.