Us Open, Medvedev overtakes Aliassime and is in the final

The number 2 in the world passes 6-4 7-5 6-2 against the Canadian. Now awaits the winner between Djokovic and Zverev

And at least in the final, Daniil Medvedev got there. He was so calm about the result against Felix Auger Aliassime that he wanted to create some pathos for himself in the second set, with a drop in tension that led him to suffer a break after having already pocketed the first 6-4. A fairly one-way match between the number 2 in the world, semifinalist last year and finalist two years ago. Felix Auger Aliassime, the only one of the three semifinalists out of the top 10, was on the first such important Grand Slam appointment. Third career Grand Slam final for Daniil after the US Open 2019 and this year ‘s Australian Open: “After I saved the set points the game was over, I was good at exploiting the important moments even though I know I didn’t play my best tennis “. In his box, as always, very few people to celebrate, always with great calmness: “I’m a bit superstitious, they must always be seated in the same positions, and then in my box I only want the people who are with me all year round and I they love”.

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Nap and reaction

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Started quite well in the first set, he suffered a break from the Russian in the 7th game. Unable to react, he yielded 6-4. In the second, however, the Canadian protege of Toni Nadal (also for this match sitting in the box, looking quite bored at times) entered with a different attitude, more incisive in the service and helped not a little by Daniil’s nap which lasted about 3 game. Auger breaks for the 4-2, stretches 5-2 but when he has to serve for the set at 5-3 the rival decides to wake up and cancels two set points. In a moment the Canadian who loves playing the piano in his spare time finds himself under 6-5 and Medvedev serves who, caught in a sudden rush, closes 7-5 to go on 2 sets to zero. Uncle Toni looks at the phone, Aliassime no, but for sure his concentration is elsewhere. On the other hand, the number 2 in the world has the heat, immediately marks a break for the 2-1 in and then repeats in the 5th game for the 4-1. Felix no longer has mental energy, he is completely out of the match, which ends 6-4 7-5 6-2 in two hours. Now Medvedev just has to wait a few hours to find out if he will be the last obstacle for Novak Djokovic towards the Grand Slam or if he will find Sascha Zverev competing for the trophy.

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