“Underdog”: The unusual peculiarity of Novak Djokovic before his duel against Carlos Alcaraz

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Novak Djokovic (7th in the world ranking) and Carlos Alcaraz (3rd) They will meet in the quarterfinals of the Australian Openin what is an early final of the first Grand Slam of the season. However, this duel will bring a particularity in the career of the Serbian tennis player.

The truth is that this match in Australia will be only the fifth of the 108 that Djokovic played in which he will face a higher-ranked opponent. So far, the record in these cases for Nole is two wins and two losses.

In the first round of 2005 he lost to Marat Safin (4th) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 and 6-4. Then, in the round of 16 in 2007, Roger Federer (1st) beat him 6-2, 7-5 and 6-3. His first joy in this aspect came in the 2008 semifinals, against Federer (1st), 7-5, 6-3 and 7-6 (5). The most recent precedent occurred in 2011, also against the Swiss (2nd) in the semis, with a victory 7-6 (3), 7-5 and 6-4.

The most anticipated match of the first Grand Slam will be played at the Rod Laver Arena this Tuesday, January 21, at 06:10 (Argentina and Chile), 04:10 (Colombia and Peru) and 03:10 (Mexico).

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