“Come on!” He screamed with power and anger Carlos Alcaraz After making it to the semi-finals of the Nitto ATP Finals by defeating Daniil Medvedev double 6-4 in just 1 hour and 17 minutes. “Half YES!” he wrote into the television camera. He started the tournament with a lot of doubts and a poor game and achieved his best version by being among the four that will compete for the title. He will seek his place in the final this Saturday against No. 1 Novak Djokovic, while Medvedev will do it against the local idol Jannik the Sinner.
In order to dominate the game on Pala Alpitur’s fast court, it is very important to apply maximum pressure on the serve, not to lose serve, to shoot quickly while the ball is in play and to hit the winning shot before the opponent. And this did alcaraz We started to take the first set after 39 minutes. He achieved this by saving the score at 15-40 in the 15th minute of the match in which he defeated Medvedev 2-1. The Murcian tennis player avoided this situation with a long exchange that ended on his side, raising his index finger in front of the audience, and then the effectiveness of his serve.
Medvedev He managed to make up for the ‘break’ by taking a 0-30 lead in the next game, but alcarazVery solid from below and brave with a forehand, he avoided this in order not to lose the advantage that the first set gave him.
make-up
game alcaraz It had nothing to do with his debut and defeat on Monday. Alexander Zverev. The smile returned to Alcaraz’s face. It was something else. He is preparing to take the last place in the semi-finals this Saturday and is ready to take revenge on his opponent who defeated him in the last US Open semi-final (7-6 (3), 6-1, 3-6, 6 -3). ). An opponent who has nothing to lose, coming with two wins and without giving up a set.
Medvedev He gave up the first two and the game. Russian never found a way to hurt alcaraz and played extremely wildly with little conviction. So a second ‘break’ Alcaraz, Medvedev giving up with a double fault was once again decisive. alcaraz He did not miss the opportunity to win the last open match and opened a big path to the semi-finals by becoming the group winner with 400 points. make sure you finish the year as world number 2.