The big difference between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic They are the main contenders for the Roland Garros 2023 title, and the prognosis has been fulfilled until the semifinal. The draw will see the current No. 1 and No. 3 in the penultimate round, not the last day would have been a guarantee if not for the Russian. Daniel Medvedev He won Rome Masters 1000 ATPeliminating the Serbian No. 2.

Between Spanish and Serbian there is a sixteen year difference. Both celebrated their respective birthdays in May: Carlitos turned 20, Djokovic reached 36, the age at which Rafael Nadal He won his fourteenth Roland Garros, which he was unable to defend due to his hip injury.

This generational clash is underlined by the difference in experiences between one and the other. The huge difference between Alcaraz and Djokovic lies in the record that only time can tell.

Carlos started at full speed in the professionals, so he became number one in the world and won a Grand Slam, the US Open. But this is only his third Roland Garros, he debuted in a semifinal in Paris.

With New York, his second Grand Slam semifinal. Data you contract with 45 of Novak Djokovicthe twelfth at Roland Garros, where he lifted the Musketeers Cup in 2016 and 2021, playing four more finals, 33 Grand Slams.

“yeah Djokovic, That says it all. One of the best in history”, pointed out Alcaraz as a show of respect for the figure of the Serb. Although the rules are on track today, not the past or tomorrow. And the present also corresponds to Carlitos. His power will be his best weapon against the absolute wisdom of a Serb who has lived many battles.

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