By ATP World Tour on Monday, 24 June 2024
Category: Tennis News

Alcaraz, Djokovic firing up preparations at Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and more of the world's biggest stars have arrived at Wimbledon to begin their preparation for the grass-court major.

Alcaraz, the defending champion, will try to secure his second consecutive Grand Slam title after lifting the Coupe des Mousquetaires at Roland Garros. The No. 3 player in the PIF ATP Rankings was working hard on the practice court Monday under the watchful eye of Samuel Lopez.

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Alcaraz began his grass-court season at the cinch Championships in London, where he lost in the second round to in-form Briton Jack Draper. The Spaniard is 17-3 in tour-level grass-court matches according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.


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Seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has also arrived at The Championships.

The Serbian has been working hard following recent knee surgery. Djokovic withdrew ahead of the Roland Garros quarter-finals due to a meniscus tear in his right knee.

One year ago, Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in a memorable Wimbledon final. The players, who have shared five Lexus ATP Head2Head meetings (Djokovic leads 3-2) embraced Monday at the tournament site one week before the action begins.

Djokovic moved ahead of Alcaraz in the No. 2 spot in the PIF ATP Rankings this week after the Spaniard's early loss at Queen's. Jannik Sinner will enter the tournament as World No. 1 and as the top seed at a major for the first time in his career.

A familiar embrace, one year on from the 2023 Gentlemen’s Singles final 🤝#Wimbledon | @DjokerNole | @carlosalcaraz pic.twitter.com/R50cIyNlrA

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