“I will prepare Medvedev in the same way. In our last meeting he won, he played at the highest level. I will try to be better than in the last match. I will learn negative and positive lessons from this match .now I don’t think about the vacation, I want to be in the semifinals of this wonderful tournament,” Alcaraz said about the upcoming match.
“I will do my best to beat Carlos. It’s not easy, but the court is fast here, so it could be interesting. Like I said at the US Open, you have to be at your best against Alcaraz , especially since he played a lot more in the second game.” better than the first. A new test awaits me. I have defeated two strong opponents, and the day after tomorrow there will be another. I will try to do everything in my power,” Medvedev said of his opponent.
The first set began with a double fault from the Russian, but Daniil recovered and won the first game. The tennis players took turns winning on their serves and reached the score 2:3. After that, the Spanish tennis player took three points in a row – 5:3. The Russian responded with a scoreless match. But at 5:4, the Spaniard served for the set – 6:4.
In the second set, Alcaraz showed that he was taking this match very seriously. The opponents started a shootout and took points on their serves. And at 4:4, Daniil gave the Spaniard two break points and lost the game in the second, serving a double – 5:4. After which Carlos served for the match – 6:4, 6:4 in 1 hour 20 minutes.
“I think the most important thing I managed to do today was maintain mental stability. There were several serving matches in which I struggled. Daniil has an incredible serve, so in such moments I had to stay calm and psychologically stable to give myself a chance to win the match,” Alcaraz said of his victory.
“I wasn’t good enough in a few important moments and Carlos was a little better than me. I felt like I had a few opportunities, maybe a little bit of bad luck. I wasn’t 11 out of 10 .I’d give myself about 8.5 – “That’s a pretty good number, but it’s obviously not enough to beat Carlos. Losing a match is not a good feeling. The body reacts differently. Now I have to rebuild for tomorrow,” Medvedev commented on the defeat.
Medvedev suffered his first defeat at the current ATP Finals tournament, but the Russian secured his place in the semi-finals in advance, where he will face Italian Jannik Sinner. This is the first final tournament for Alcaraz. The Spanish tennis player suffered a defeat in the first group match and won two consecutive victories. In the semi-final, Carlos will meet Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.
Yahya Hasanov, Athletistic
Source: Sport
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