Carlos Alcaraz, the young 20-year-old Spanish tennis player, has seen his hopes of revalidating the title of the US Open He was undone in an exciting semi-final in which he ended up succumbing. His dream of reaching the final to face Novak Djokovic has vanished in front of a majestic performance by Daniil Medvedev. The Russian, ranked number 3 in the world, has shown the best version of himself in an intense duel that lasted 3 hours and 18 minutes, winning in four sets (7-6 (4), 6-1, 3- 6 y 6-3).
Despite Alcaraz’s titanic effort, Medvedev has proven to be a formidable rival and stood out by imposing himself with his game. The public, magnetized by the quality of the exchanges, has also said its thing, as the Russian explained. Exultant and provocative, at the end he acknowledged that Alcaraz had forced him to give a “12 over 10” and has attacked the section of spectators who have booed him during the match. He has not hesitated to identify them as Murcian fans: “There were 1,000 Spaniards shouting between my services, you can go to sleep. I guess they were desperate.”Medvedev has said that he will play the final this Sunday to win his second United States Open, after the one he won in 2021 against Djokovic himself.
Alcaraz is left with honey on his lips
This defeat means that Alcaraz He will not be able to maintain his title at the US Open, the tournament that marked the beginning of his collection of Grand Slams a year ago. He will not fulfill, therefore, the dream of equaling the Swiss Roger Federer, the last man capable of revalidating the crown from the great New Yorker. He did it in 2008 and has been the only one capable of doing it consecutively.
Bear protectorfor its part, is preparing to face its fifth grand final and once again face Novak Djokovic, after the Serbian has beaten the American Ben Shelton in another exciting semi-final. In this way, fans will be able to enjoy an exciting final this Sunday as the Russian seeks his second US Open title after his victory in 2021 against the Serbian star.
2023-09-09 16:20:22
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