Exactly 225 days since their showdown in Melbourne, tennis has once again been rewarded with another episode of one of the sport’s few true intergenerational rivalries left. It is World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz against, statistically at least, the World No. 1 of all time Novak Djokovic.

Whenever these two face off, history seems to be made. In a tennis player’s career, some matches and rivalries carry more significance than others, and at this stage, where every encounter could very possibly be their last, this one holds a special resonance not just for us as fans, but for the players themselves.

Up next: a brief history of this rivalry on hard courts, a tactical breakdown, and some closing thoughts.

TALE OF THE TAPE

Since his breakout in 2022, Carlos Alcaraz has only faced one player on a

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