the russian Daniel Medvedev (3), the rival of Carlos Alcaraz (1) in the semifinals of the US Open, he assured this Wednesday that to beat the Spaniard he would have to play at an “11 out of 10” level.
Medvedev defeated his compatriot 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and 47 minutes Andrei Rublev (8) and, after that quarterfinal duel was played on another very hot and humid day in New York, he defended in the court interview that his level in this tournament so far is “10 out of 10”, a comment which later He returned to the media’s question about Alcaraz in a press conference.
“You need 11 out of 10 (to beat Alcaraz) because Carlos is very strong. Here I think he lost a set, but I’ve seen some of his matches and sometimes on break points he runs for some passing shots … Incredible stuff,” he said.
“The last two times I played against Alcaraz I lost, let’s say, quite easily. But I am someone who fights a lot, so I want to try to be better. I have to be 11 out of 10 to try to beat him,” added he.
Alcaraz, who defeated the German in the quarterfinals Alexander Zverev (12), and Medvedev has met three times so far.
The Muscovite won the first match (the second round of Wimbledon in 2021) but the Murcian won the last two, that of this year and in moments of weight: the final of Indian Wells and the semifinal of Wimbledon.
“What makes it difficult to play against Alcaraz is that he has all the punches. He has extra power compared to other tennis players,” reflected the Russian.
“He is good with the forehand, with the backhand, with the cut, with the drop (…). But in tennis you can always defeat someone. There are people who lose. Novak (Djokovic). Some people still lose Rafael Nadal) on clay, which is almost impossible, but some do. Carlos is the same. Every time I play against him I try to win. I have to serve better than in previous matches (…). I have to be 100 percent all the time and be better,” he added.
Source: La Verdad
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