Carlos Alcaraz Clinches Semifinal Spot with Win Over Daniil Medvedev in ATP Finals

Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning the tennis match against Russian Daniil Medvedev, corresponding to the ATP Finals, a tournament that ends the season, at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, on Friday, November 17 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

He wanted to take the bull by the horns. Carlos Alcaraz did it. The Spaniard appeared in his last match in the red group with the aim of opening a place in the semifinals of the Nitto ATP Finals. If he won in two sets, Novak Djokovic was waiting for him in the semifinals (the Serb went second in the group), if he won in three he had to wait for the result of the match between Andrey Rublev and Alexander Zverev (8:30 p.m. peninsular time) to find out. their ranking position.

The Spaniard wanted to get to the point. He took control of the match, which was very even in the distribution of points, and beat the Russian in two sets (6-4 and 6-4), thus being able to celebrate his move to the semifinals (the result of the second match of the day of today it does not influence him). He will thus face Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, in what will possibly be another of the matches of the year. The rivalry between the two has been one of the most marked this ATP season.

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The clamor about the Spanish’s ‘sudden’ decline set off alarm bells. Before facing the Asian tour, Alcaraz had number one at stake. He could get it back before the end of the year, but he didn’t get the expected results. In Beijing he fell in the semifinals and in Shanghai in the round of 16, which made his goal a difficult task. All was not lost, Paris remained. But, to the surprise of many, he fell in the second round. Some accused him of plantar fasciitis that still caused him discomfort, others of excessive fatigue… The fact is that Alcaraz had already lost the lead, Djokovic only needed a victory to certify it (he achieved it in the first match of the Finals against Rune). His coach confessed this Friday in an interview with MARCA newspaper that “professionally he has to start learning that the world of tennis is from January to November,” accusing his poor results, or not as good as he expected, to “excess baggage.” in the last weeks.

What is clear is that Carlitos has not given up, and he wanted to demonstrate it in the Nitto. Despite a bad start, with the setback in the first match against Zverev, Alcaraz has managed to win the rest of the matches in his red group and qualify as first. Stefanos Tsitsipas was second, the Greek will face Jannik Sinner, an Italian, currently undefeated in the ATP Finals.

The match between the Spaniard and the Serbian will be held at 6:30 p.m. peninsular time, in which it will be the second match of the semifinals of the day. The first, which will face Sinner and Medvedev, will begin at 12:00 peninsular time.

The semifinals of the ATP Finals 2023 will be followed on television through Movistar+. Through Movistar Deportes (dial 63) and #Vamos (dial 53), the platform will offer all the matches live. In addition, in Infobae Spain you will have the chronicle and the highlights of the match.

2023-11-17 16:39:00
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