The US Open 2023 is well on its way to everyone’s dream finale: Carlos Alcaraz-Novak Djokovic. They will both face the semifinals in a position to overcome the obstacles that will be met in the final on Sunday, September 10. Although they have a tough frame. They were the favorites, but the rivals did not admit any carelessness.
Alcaraz dropped just one set in five matches, against British Daniel Evans in the third round. In the round of 16 he faced Italian Matteo Arnaldi with a complex bandage on his left thigh, but assured him that “there is nothing to worry about”, which is a preventive measure against muscular discomfort.
And, indeed, in his quarterfinal duel against Alexander Zverev there was no sign of physical problems and he got past the German to play for a place in the grand final with Daniil Medvedev, who also didn’t have to suffer much to beat his compatriot and friend Andrey Rublev.
Let’s see, he has to suffer, but not for sporting reasons. “They can’t imagine. One day a tennis player will die and they’ll see it (they’ll know it)“he lamented referring to the weather conditions (extreme heat and very high humidity) that tennis players have been experiencing in recent days.
From the bottom, Djokovic made it to the semifinals after beating Taylor Fritz more comfortably than expected 6-1, 6-4 and 6-4.
In the penultimate round he will face 20-year-old sensation Ben Sheltonwho upset 2022 semifinalist Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(7), 6-2.
Among the women, Iga Swiatek is gone, her number one will go to the hands of the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, who will play pass in the final with Madison Keys. The other semifinal will be between Coco Gauff and Czech Karolina Muchova.
MEN’S SEMIFINALS
Friday from 9pm
Carlos Alcaraz (Span/1) – D. Medvedev (Russian/3)
Ben Shelton (USA) – Novak Djokovic (Srb/2)
WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS
Early morning from Thursday to Friday (01h)
Coco Gauff (USA/6) – Karolina Muchova (Che/10)
Madison Keys (USA/17) – Aryna Sabalenka (Blr/2)
Source: La Verdad
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