Djokovic (88.5%) and Alcaraz (85.3%) are among only six players in the Open era to hold a win ratio of at least 85% at the Slams, along with Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Rod Laver.
Tuesday’s encounter at Melbourne Park will be their eighth career meeting. It will be their first match at the AO, and their first encounter that comes earlier in a tournament than the semifinals.
Four of their ties have come with a trophy on the line. The other three have been semifinals.
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Djokovic holds the advantage, with four victories, the most recent of which came in the gold medal match at last year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Two of Alcaraz’s three wins have come in Wimbledon finals.
-Alcaraz could become only the third player to defeat Djokovic three times consecutively at Grand Slams, after Nadal and Stan Wawrinka.
However, the Spaniard has not yet defeated Djokovic on a hard court. This match will see the two active players with the best winning percentages on the surface at the majors face off (Djokovic 89.1%, Alcaraz 82.4%).
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