2023 Wimbledon Men's Draw Projected Quarter-Finals including Alcaraz-Rune and Djokovic-Rublev
ATPFriday, 30 June 2023 at 19:30
The 2023
Wimbledon draw revealed potential quarterfinal matchups, including Carlos
Alcaraz against Holger Rune and Novak Djokovic against Andrey Rublev.
With the
completion of the Wimbledon qualifiers, the men's and women's draws were
sorted, defining the path for the top eight seeds, who could potentially set up
electrifying matchups in the quarterfinals.
Carlos
Alcaraz entered the third Grand Slam of the year as the top seed after winning
the Queen's Club Championship, displacing Djokovic to the second seed position.
The third and fourth seeds were Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud, each of them
could be drawn in their respective half of the draw alongside another player
from the fifth to eighth seed.
In a
potential quarterfinal clash, Alcaraz and Holger Rune could face each other,
with Rune leading the head-to-head 1-0 when they played at the 2022 Paris
Masters (6-3, 6-6, and retirement of the Spanish player). The young stars also
faced off at the 2021 Next Gen ATP Finals, where Alcaraz emerged victorious in
a different format from regular tournaments (4-3, 4-2, 4-0).
World No. 2
Djokovic could potentially meet Russian player Andrey Rublev, with Djokovic
leading the head-to-head 3-1. Their last encounter was in the quarterfinals of
the 2023 Australian Open, with a commanding victory for 'Nole' (6-1, 6-2, 6-4).
They have never faced each other on grass.
Daniil
Medvedev could cross paths with one of his biggest rivals in recent years, as
he could potentially face Stefanos Tsitsipas. Medvedev currently holds an 8-4
record against Tsitsipas, and their last meeting was in the semifinals of the
2023 Rome Open, with a victory for the former world No. 1.
In the
final quarter of the draw, the semifinals could feature Casper Ruud against
Jannik Sinner. They have met twice before at the Vienna Open (2020 and 2021),
with Sinner winning both encounters without dropping a set against the
Norwegian.
Wimbledon
kicks off on Monday, with Djokovic, Ruud, Rublev, and Sinner all making their
respective debuts on the first day of the tournament.
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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