Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are going to face off in a blockbuster semifinal at the current French Open on Friday at 2:45 PM. Novak and Carlitos are the top favorites to win this edition of the Roland Garros. Carlos Alcaraz is currently the world number one, but according to the live rankings, Novak Djokovic is number 2, and he has the opportunity to become the new world number one again.

Novak will top the ATP rankings on Monday if he wins the French Open. Beating Carlos Alcaraz but failing to win the French slam will not help the Serbian sensation become number one on Monday.

Here are the latest ATP live rankings.

Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023

Now ranked no.3, the Serbian achieved an overall 25-4 record in 2023. The Serbian is now having a run at the French Open where he bested the world no.114 Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3 6-2 7-6¹, the world no.83 Marton Fucsovics 7-6² 6-0 6-3, the world no.34 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6⁴ 7-6⁵ 6-2, the world no.94 Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2 and the world no.11 Karen Khachanov 4-6 7-6⁰ 6-2 6-4.

Novak Djokovic will face the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal on Friday at 2:45 pm on Court Philippe-CHATRIER. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.

Djokovic conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.

Djokovic won 93 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Djokovic has scheduled to compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.

Alcaraz at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023

Now ranked no.1, Alcaraz achieved a compiled 35-3 record in 2023. The Spaniard is playing at the French Open where he toppled the world no.159 Flavio Cobolli 6-0 6-2 7-5, the world no.112 Taro Daniel 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2, the world no.32 Denis Shapovalov 6-1 6-4 6-2, the world no.18 Lorenzo Musetti 6-3 6-2 6-2 and the world no.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-1 7-6⁵.

Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.3 Novak Djokovic in the semifinal on Friday at 2:45 pm on Court Philippe-CHATRIER. Their record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.

Alcaraz clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).

Alcaraz won 10 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 7 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)

He is also scheduled to play in Wimbledon (Wimbledon). The main draw will start on the 3rd of July.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz squared off just 1 time. Their current record is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-7(5) 7-5 7-6(5) in the semifinal in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open) in May 2022.

In the following video you can watch the highlights.