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New year brings new opportunities and just 21 days into it, these two heavyweights are seeing anticipation build towards their head to head battle. A lot of eyes will be on this US Sports T10 match that is scheduled to take place on January 20, 2025.
Even though Djokovic is the greatest men's tennis player with the most titles ever, Alcarez is rapidly making his mark in tennis as a great. This year, if he wins the Australian Open, Carlos Alcaraz will become the youngest player to complete a career grand slam at age 21. Alcaraz became the youngest men’s singles champion at the US Open in 2022, and additinally won the French Open in 2024, the Wimbledon in 2023 and 2024 and the US Open in 2025. Similarly, Djokovic is hoping for a 25th Grand Slam success and set another record as the first male tennis player to accomplish this feat. The Serbian Ace is the first and the only player in the history of tennis to win the Australian Open ten times, and at the moment, is aiming for an unprecedented eleventh crown.
Djokovic and Alcarez have developed a healthy rivalry over the past couple of years because the Spaniard has defeated the legendary Serbian player in both Wimbledon finals in 2023 and 2024. Although, Djokovic did get the better of Alcaraz in the gold medal match at the Paris Olympics.
The match between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will take place subsequent to Pawlyuchenkova and Sabalenka’s quarterfinal round, which starts at 1:30 PM IST. Viewers from India can tune in to the Sony Sports Network or access to the website and app to livestream the match.
Djokovic has faced Alcaraz on 7 different occasions, winning 4 of those times. The Serbian currently leads the head-to-head 4-3. Alcaraz has, however, bested him in two out of three Grand Slam involved matches. Currently, the major titles are Djokovic's to lose as he boasts a remarkable 24. The only hard court match they have played together, the 2023 ATP Finals, Alcaraz lost to Djokovic. This match will indeed be their first encounter in The Australian Open.
Having won the Australian Open for a record 10 times, it’s astounding to believe that Djokovic would lose so it is admirable to even believe that someone could usurp him. Few have given the Serbian star challenge as much as Alcaraz and if someone can sculpt a completely different narrative, it’s definitely Alcaraz.
