Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic beat Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets to reach the semifinals of the Madrid Masters on Friday.

On Friday against Hurkacz in the Spanish capital, Djokovic added another feather to his cap. Earlier this year at the Indian Wells Masters, where he lost to Taylor Fritz in the final, Nadal registered his 400th Masters 1000 match win. Making his season debut in Dubai, the Serb made the quarterfinals. Novak Djokovic has had a slow start to his 2022 campaign. He eventually eked out a comfortable win to set up a mouthwatering last-four clash with Carlos Alcaraz, who took out Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. In the process, he extended his perfect record against Hurkacz to 4-0.

On Friday, May 6, Carlos Alcaraz became the first teenager to defeat the legendary Rafael Nadal on clay.

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz said that he doesn’t want to get nervous ahead of his match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the semi-final of the Madrid Open on Saturday, May 7. For me, everything that he has achieved for tennis, it's amazing. "Well, I think that they have different games.

CARLOS ALCARAZ will take on Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open after beating compatriot Rafael Nadal in the last eight.

Praising Alcaraz away from the court, he added: “He is a very nice guy off the court. Ahead of the clash, it seems the Serbian star is more than aware of the talent his opponent possesses, as he heaped praise on the teenager. Things aren’t set to get any easier for tennis’ rising star as he now has to take on world No.1 Djokovic for a spot in the final of the Madrid event.

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"It is accepted naturally and calmly, with the certainty that there is a path to follow and arrive with real options to generate opportunities. It's true that he cannot have the downside that he had on the second set today, but he plays with a lot of adrenaline.” Alcaraz secured his maiden victory over hero Nadal, winning 6-2 1-6 6-3 on a day to remember for the 19-year-old.

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For me this is the most important thing right now, my focus and my intention is really focusing on myself," Djokovic said after the match. I just want to be playing better and better each day. And the 34-year-old Serb had no trouble closing, moving into the final four with an 81-minute success.

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Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz have never faced each other before and they will do it for the first time here at the Madrid Open with the aim of qualifying for a final. Although he could not win the title, as he was defeated by the Russian Rublev. In his debut at the Madrid Open 2022 he defeated Monfils in two sets. In the quarterfinals he defeated Polish Hubert Huzkacz. While in the ATP Monte Carlo he was eliminated in the first round by the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich and in the ATP Belgrade tournament he performed well reaching the final. In the round of 16 he defeated Russian Kchanov 6-3, 7-6. In his first tournament he defeated the Italian Musetti by a double 6-3.

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Kovit-19 has not yet been vaccinated, and Novak Djokovic will still be able to take part in the Roland-Garros match from May 16 to June 5 because the vaccination pass is still suspended in France. First, the Serbian tried to accept the message: “When I saw myself outside of Australia, I thought to myself how it was. As a result, the issue changed dramatically as Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawk decided to cancel Novak Djokovic’s visa. I am making progress.“But the 34-year-old says he had a hard time getting up from this episode:”Unfortunately, I quickly realized the emotional and mental traces of what had happened there. Novak Djokovic has had his disappointment from the last Australian Open in his throat for a long time. Last January, Serbia traveled to the island of Oceania to compete in the Grand Slam. World No. 1 first benefited by being exempted from the tournament organizers for not being vaccinated against Kovit-19. But, the Australian government did not ask for it.

CARLOS ALCARAZ takes on Novak Djokovic for a spot in the Madrid Open final.

“It's true that he cannot have the downside that he had on the second set today, but he plays with a lot of adrenaline.” Alcaraz is taking on world No 1 Djokovic for the first time in his career in Saturday’s semi-final. I don't see any reason why he cannot win,” the world No 4 said after his defeat, also admitting Djokovic would be better prepared to face the teenager than he was.

Novak Djokovic rushes into Madrid last 4 cruising past Hubert Hurkacz in 1h15. He will be quite fresh to face the winner of Alcaraz vs Nadal!

Carlos Alcaraz will enter the match as the favorite given his impressive form at present. Djokovic has a solid overall game but may not serve as many aces against Alcaraz given his excellent return. This will be the very first meeting between Djokovic and Alcaraz, so their head-to-head stands at 0-0. Alcaraz was seeded seventh in Madrid and started the tournament by beating Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-3, 7-5. Alcaraz's best achievement of the season so far came at the Miami Masters as he won the tournament by beating Casper Ruud in the final. The Spaniard's first title of 2022 came at the Rio Open as he beat Diego Schwartzman in the final.

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The Spaniard’s outstanding Conversion and Steal scores reflect his proficiency in winning points regardless of whether he was on the front or back foot. Alcaraz continued to look the more dangerous player into the deciding set, with Djokovic fending off break points breaks in three of his service games. From 40/15 in the third game, Djokovic won 21 successive points on serve and reclaimed the break in the eighth game. An intriguing second set that featured few long rallies also seemed destined for a tie-break before Alcaraz produced a sublime return game at 6-5 to break and force a decider. Alcaraz struck 51 winners to Djokovic's 24 as his aggressive style and consistent use of drop shots caused Djokovic constant problems in the pair's maiden ATP Head2Head meeting. Defeating Nadal and Djokovic back-to-back in Madrid extends his winning streak over Top 10 opponents to six, an indication that the 19-year-old possesses the level to consistently match the very best on Tour.

The tennis superstar became the only player in history to beat the two tennis giants in back-to-back matches on clay.

On Friday, he beat Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open becoming the only teenager to ever beat the Spaniard on clay. The 19-year-old has become the face of the new era in tennis. Djokovic has the third best odds at +230.

Tennis - Alcaraz defeated Djokovic after three hours and 35 minutes.

Alcaraz moved 3-1 ahead with a backhand down the line bullet, and Djokovic pulled the mini-break back with a volley winner at the net in the fifth point. Novak erased a break point at 2-3 in the second set and made an important hold to lock the result. The Spaniard held at deuce with a service winner in game ten for more drama, and they both served well to introduce a tie break.

Carlos Alcaraz became the first man to beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic — who have combined to win 41 Grand Slam titles — at the same clay court event.

With Djokovic serving at 4-5, 30-all, Alcaraz ended a long rally by ripping another forehand winner into the open court to bring him to match point. I mean, tomorrow I will go for the final as I did in Miami and really happy to play a second Masters 1000 final.” Asked if there was a limit to what he can achieve, Alcaraz said, “I don’t think so. After falling in the first set tiebreak, he seized control in the second set and continued to show a willingness to use the drop shot off both wings. He won the second set by chasing down a Djokovic drop shot and deftly hitting a forehand winner into the open court. Djokovic had 24 winners and 31 unforced errors and was just 11-of-25 at net.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic heaped praise on #NextGenATP Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz following their semi-final clash on Saturday at the Mutua Madrid Open.

“Probably when the disappointment of losing this match passes, I will have a lot of positives to take away from this week.” He was serving a lot of kick just to put himself in a good position.” “Congrats to him.

CARLOS ALCARAZ defeated Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the quarter and semi-finals to reach the Madrid Open final.

I mean tomorrow I will go for it for the final as I did in Miami. And yeah, really really happy to be able to play a second Masters 1000 final." Now up to world No 6 in the live rankings, Alcaraz was also asked whether he thought there were any limits to what he could achieve following his monumental victories over Nadal and Djokovic, and replied: "I don't think so." It came one day after he clinched a maiden victory over 21-time Grand Slam champion Nadal in their third meeting, and Alcaraz now finds himself in the Madrid Open final.

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In the first set as well it was so close in the tiebreak. He became the first player to defeat both Djokovic and Nadal at the same clay-court event. "Despite the tension, despite being the semifinals of a Masters 1000, being 7-6 in the third-set tiebreaker... "It was so close," Alcaraz said. Until the last point I was being able to smile." "It was one of those matches to enjoy," Alcaraz said.

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A spot-on drop shot saw the Spaniard save a third set point to narrow his deficit to 5-6 but Djokovic closed out the set on his fourth opportunity after 62 minutes of play. Two more break points came and went for Alcaraz on his opponent’s serve as Djokovic battled to hold for 3-3. A fired up Djokovic sped to a 5-1 advantage in the breaker and soon got his hands on four set points.

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"It was so close," Alcaraz said. In the first set as well it was so close in the tiebreak. "Congrats to him. "It was one of those matches to enjoy," Alcaraz said. "It's a spectacular feeling right now," Alcaraz said. He became the first player to defeat both Djokovic and Nadal at the same clay-court event.

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The Spaniard save a third with a spot-on drop shot to narrow his deficit to 5-6 but Djokovic closed out the set on his fourth opportunity after 62 minutes. “I had a lot of chances, and it was a fantastic match. The world number one fell during the next game and needed some medical attention for a wound on his right hand. For somebody of his age to play so maturely and courageously is impressive. Tomorrow I will go for the final as I did in Miami. I’m really happy to be able to play a second Masters 1000 final. He was soon up 3-1 on the top seed.