“Against Alcaraz, it will be the same as against Sinner. Even if I lose, I want to step on the court and show that I will still be there, that I will still fight, that I will still try to make his life difficult.”declared Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon last July.
Opposed to Carlos Alcaraz in the semi‐finals of the ATP 500 in Beijing this Tuesday, Medvedev fought like a lion, made some pretty incredible shots and overall had a very good match. But for the fourth time in a row against the Spaniard, it was not enough.
With great confidence and reassured by his performances after his premature elimination at the US Open, Alcaraz seems on a mission and determined to achieve a great end to the season. This Tuesday against one of his toughest competitors, the four-time Grand Slam winner once again showed his superiority by alternating the exceptional and sometimes the less good, but always giving the impression of being able to score a blow. ‘accelerator.
Thanks to this victory in two sets (7−5, 6–3 in 1h25), Alcaraz now leads 6–2 in his face-to-face with Medvedev and will face Jannik Sinner or the surprise Chinese Bu on Wednesday to try to win a 16e career title, at age 21.
Published on Tuesday October 1, 2024 at 11:41
