Former world number three and Olympic bronze medalist Nadezhda Petrova has admitted she expected more from the Wimbledon semi-final between the Russian Daniel Medvedev and Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz.
Medvedev in the semifinals lost to the world’s first racket Alcaraz with the score 3:6, 3:6, 3:6.
– Match Alcaraz – Medvedev did not exceed my expectations. I thought Danya would still be able to fight, or at least force a fight. But to make it all so simple – 6:3, 6:3, 6:3, Alcaraz has 14 break points, six of which were converted – it’s amazing. Danya tried to play somewhere closer to the line, act aggressive, go to the net, but he couldn’t outplay Carlos in any way, he just blocked the whole pitch, rushed, all dragged. And his response was all cannon, powerful blows.
How well he went to the net from the serve, he mixed up the direction of his serve really well, even the spin on this one was – the ball was uncomfortable and bounced high off Daniil. Carlos also finished close to the net. He played well, used the whole pitch. It was clear that he was focused, ready to fight and for a long game, Petrova told Gazeta.Ru.
Alcaraz will play in the Wimbledon final for the first time in his career. The 20-year-old rival tennis player will be Serbian Novak Djokovic (2nd seed).
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Source : MatchTV
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