Medvedev’s return to reach Alcaraz’s record of the year

Carlos Alcaraz He is training to travel to Paris at the end of the week, where he will return to the ATP Tour after the failure of the tour in China. The Murcian will appear again at the Masters 1000 ATP indoor in the French capital, from October 30 to November 5, where he will join the Serbian. Novak Djokovicwhose final number one of the season will next be played at the ATP Finals in Turin.

Among those looking to change the order of shared hegemony between Djokovic and Alcaraz throughout the campaign, the Russian Daniel Medvedev third in the classification and a constant threat to anyone, especially when the internal factor is added to his beloved hard court.

The Muscovite defends his title this week at the ATP 250 in Vienna, Austria. He made it to the quarterfinals without a problem against the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, one of the specialists in the field and has been in good shape for the past few weeks. Medvedev had to come back to win 3-6, 6-2 and 6-4, meeting his compatriot Karen Khachanov, which even surpassed the Czech Jiri Lehecka by 6-3 and 6-1.

This will be a match in which he will also pay special attention Carlos Alcaraz, as their record for most games won this year is under threat. The Murcian has won 63 of 72 matches.

Medvedev, with his victory over Dimitrov, now has 62 victories, putting himself within striking distance of the Spaniard’s lead. Although his victory balance continues to decline, as he has suffered more defeats: 14 so far. The Russian also has fewer titles so far: 5 to 6 for Charly.

This course has more than 50 wins Taylor Fritz (53), Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev (52), Alexander Zverev (51).