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FILE – Carlos Alcaraz, of Spain, celebrates after defeating Alex de Minaur, of Australia, 6/4, 6/4 in their mens singles final match at the Queens Club tennis tournament in London, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Alcaraz is expected to compete at Wimbledon next week. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali, File)
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Here are some of the men to watch at Wimbledon, which began at the All-England Club this week.
CARLOS ALCARAZ
- Seeded: 1
- Career-Best Ranking: 1
- Country: Spain
- Age: 20
- 2023 Record: 40-4
- 2023 Titles: 5
- Career Titles: 11
- Grand Slam Titles: 1 — U.S. Open (2022)
- Aces: Recent return to No. 1 in the rankings allowed him to be seeded No. 1. … U.S. Open title last September helped Alcaraz become first teenager to finish a season atop the ATP. … Won the Queen’s Club tournament in London in June for his first career title on grass courts. … Full-body cramps dashed any chance he might have had of beating Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals in June; they only could meet in the final at the All England Club.
- Odds: +380
NOVAK DJOKOVIC
- Seeded: 2
- Career-Best Ranking: 1
- Country: Serbia
- Age: 36
- 2023 Record: 27-4
- 2023 Titles: 3
- Career Titles: 94
- Grand Slam Titles: 23 — Wimbledon (7: 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022), Australian Open (10: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023), French Open (3: 2016, 2021, 2023), U.S. Open (3: 2011, 2015, 2018)
- Aces: Broke a tie with Rafael Nadal for the most Grand Slam singles titles won by a man by earning No. 23 at the French Open. … Adding No. 24 at Wimbledon would give him the most in the Open era by a man or woman. … Has won 11 of the past 20 major tournaments. … Seeks a fifth consecutive trophy at the All England Club and eighth overall, which would tie Roger Federer’s men’s mark. … Has spent more weeks at No. 1 in the half-century of…
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