The revival of Carlos Alcaraz It was as good as the positive development of his sensations. From the crisis that continued to debut in the ATP Finals against the German Alexander Zverev to stretch against Andrey Rublev to open the way to the excellence he had already achieved before the Russian Daniel Medvedev to successfully fulfill the goal of being in the semifinals.
He defeated the Muscovite by 6-4 and 6-4 in one hour and 20 minutes. He passes first in the Red Group, he will face the second in the Green Group, the current champion and world number one Novak Djokovic.
This Saturday, in shifts of 2:30 pm and 9:00 pm, the semifinals at the Pala Alpitour in Turin 2023. The organization must decide the order of the meeting of the four best in the world, in Carlos Alcaraz-Novak Djokovic confrontations and Jannik Sinner-Daniil Medvedev. Two youngsters stepping against two rivals who have become ‘masters’: the Serbian six times, the Russian once.
Alcaraz cleared his accounts. The win means there’s no need to wait for Alexander Zverev to slip up on the night against Andrey Rublev. And he went straight for the win against an opponent without the competitive tension of playing for the pass. He went another gear, and ended up breaking the wall of Medvedev, whom he avenged by losing in the US Open semi-finals and now leads his record by 3-2.
Against Novak Djokovic the same mission. Also, a fifth rivalry, the fourth of the season. The No. 2, a position the Murcian mathematically secured by defeating Medvedev, is 2-2 with the No. 1 of the year, executioner at Roland Garros and Cincinnati, victim at Wimbledon. The Serbian ended up entering the crossroads thanks to Jannik Sinner decided to enter with full success, lose Holger Rune. The local idol is the only undefeated player in the tournament.
“I’m very happy. It’s incredible,” Alcaraz exclaimed. Who would say this after weeks without a smile or a spark. He calmed down with the help of his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, decided to enjoy and not calculate what will happen with one result or another. He gained momentum by defeating Rublev, he regained his best version by submitting Medvedev. He was impeccable with the serve that he kept intact, he kept going up to the net and the forehand ran like in his best days. And he gave extra, he got good points, he recovered impossible balls.
The real Alcaraz is on his way to another victory. At 20 years old, he is the eighth Spaniard to reach the semis. He will be bidding to become the seventh finalist, equal to the rest of his coach Ferrero (2022). And who knows if he will also aspire to be equal to the champions Manolo Orantes (1976) and Alex Corretja (1998).
The big four of the moment survived the group stage. Alcaraz achieved his 65th victory of the year, he came close to the leader, 66 from Medvedev, where he also got the extra prize of $390,000 and 200 ranking points to win the fight.
Alcaraz he came back from 15-40 in the fourth game with a first serve winner and an ace. He is ready for any challenge. A few minutes later, in a game where he revealed his magic, he broke the service of Medvedev (4-3). He certainly took command of the clash. In a set down, the Russian, classified, let himself be carried away by the inertia of an enlightened and better rival.
Source: La Verdad
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