ESPNtenis.com Nov 17, 2023, 12:22pm Read: 2 min.
The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (No. 2 in the world ranking) defeated the Russian Daniil Medvedev (No. 3) 6-4 and 6-4 to earn a place in the semifinals of the ATP Finals as leader of the Red Group. And the saturday There will be a luxury duel against Serbian Novak Djokovic, world No. 1.
Carlos Alcaraz won against Daniil Medvedev.Getty Images
It was a sensational game from Murcia. Intense, solid and forceful from the first point, he never let the Muscovite play comfortably. A victory that invites him to dream in Turin, where he goes from less to more.
This way, Alcaraz became the youngest semi-finalist in this competition since his compatriot Rafael Nadal in 2006, when he was also 20 years old. The tournament began with a defeat against the German Alexander Zverev (No. 7), but recovered with two triumphs against the Russians Andrey Rublev (No. 5) and Medvedev (N°3).
The best thing about all this? The perfect semi-finals were confirmed as the four best players in the world will take part on Saturday on the hard and indoor court in Turin.
On the one hand, they will play Djokovicleader of the ATP ranking, against Alcaraz, in what will be their fifth confrontation (history tied 2-2). On the other, they will battle Medvedev y Jannik Sinner (No. 4) for the ninth time (the Russian leads 6-2). The Italian is in the semis for the first time, just like Alcaraz, with Sinner being the only undefeated player so far in this competition.
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2023-11-17 15:29:38
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