Macháč has a good season, in which, in addition to the Olympic gold in the mix, he experienced his first participation in the final of the ATP tournament in Geneva. He also played in the round of 16 of the US Open and the semi-finals at the “five courts” in Tokyo.
He is making the semi-finals of the Masters tournament for the first time ever, and directly against one of the best players in the world. The only game in between had an unfortunate ending. During a recent Davis Cup match, a Czech tennis player had to give up due to injury at the score 7:6 and 1:6.
Jannik Sinner, number one in the world, who defeated Daniil Medvedev 6:1, 6:4, is already waiting for the winner of Alcaraz’s duel with Macháč in the semi-final.
Sinner, who was twenty-three, lost the first six games to Medvedev, who was five years older. However, since last year’s final in Beijing, the Italian has found a recipe for his Russian rival, won seven of the following eight duels and today leveled the balance at 7: 7. The Innichen native hit nine aces and saved the only break point he faced.
Sinner’s potential match with Alcaraz would be a rematch of the eight-day final in Beijing, which the Spaniard won after a comeback in the tie-breaker. The Italian favorite defeated Macháč at this year’s tournament in Miami in the only semifinal of a Czech tennis player at the Masters tournaments.
| Shanghai Men’s Championship (hard court, $10,298,535 endowment): |
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| Singles – Final: |
| Alcaraz (3-Sp.) – MACHÁČ 30-ČR) 6:7 (5:7) The first set is played |
| Sinner (1-It.) – Medvedev (5-Rus.) 6:1, 6:4. |
| Doubles – Finals: |
| Rojer, PAVLÁSEK (Netherlands/CZ) – J. Murray, Peers (Britain/Austria) 7:6 (7:2), 4:6, 10:5. |
2024-10-10 10:21:00
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