Alexander Zverev outclasses Carlos Alcaraz and advances to the semi-finals

World number 2 Carlos Alcaraz lost to Alexander Zverev on Wednesday in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, after miraculously coming back in the third set.

France Télévisions – Sports Editorial

Published on 01/24/2024 12:03 Updated on 01/24/2024 15:51

Reading time: 1 min Alexander Zverev was scared after losing the third set, but he qualified for the semi-finals by beating Carlos Alcaraz, Wednesday January 24, 2024. (PAUL CROCK / AFP)

From the first exchanges, we felt that it would not be a day like any other for Carlos Alcaraz. Dominated as rarely in his Grand Slam career, the Spaniard lost in four sets against Alexander Zverev (6-1, 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-4), who reached the semi-finals. Australian Open finals. Less offensive and powerful than usual, Alcaraz suffered from the exceptional offensive play of the German, who outclassed him for most of the match.

But a match against Carlos Alcaraz never really goes as planned, and despite a comfortable lead in the third set, the world number 6 missed several opportunities to close out the match. “When you lead 6-1, 6-3, 5-2, you start to think. Your brain goes in all directions, and that’s what you have to avoid”, explained Alexander Zverev after a controlled fourth set. In the semi-finals, the German will face Daniil Medvedev, who painfully defeated Pole Hubert Hurkacz.

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