Las ATP Finals have become the epicenter of tennis in this last week. The Masters Cup has brought together the eight best players of 2023 and among them are Carlos Alcaraz y Daniil Medvedev. Both have a lot at stake in the third game of the group stage.
The truth is that it is above all ‘Carlitos’ who has the most to lose in this confrontation against one of the best tennis players in the tournament. Both profess a respect for each other off the court that translates into a titanic rivalry on the field, so it will be a high-voltage match in Turin.
Both Alcaraz and Medvedev have been fighting a fierce fight throughout the season to win the best prizes awarded by the ATP. The first of them has already been distributed and fell on the side of the Russian, who pocketed around $700,000 for being the best in the tournaments ATP 500 in this 2023.
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The Spaniard came second in said classification and brushed that cash prize with his fingertips, although he also won a juicy figure by finishing behind Medvedev. However, Alcaraz can still take home the biggest award of the season and it is none other than the best player of the ATP Finals and Masters 1000.
To achieve this, he will have to defeat Daniil Medvedev and thus get into the semifinals of the tournament. The Spaniard needs a victory to continue fighting for that prize, otherwise the Russian will win it thanks to the notable amount of points that are distributed for winning each match in these ATP Finals.
Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, at the US Open Reuters
Forced victory
Carlos Alcaraz is not at all assured of his presence in the next round of the ATP Finals. The defeat of the Spanish against Alexander Zverev In his debut in the tournament it greatly complicated his chances of getting into the semifinals, although he managed to fix it with his resounding victory against Andrey Rublev.
This made him arrive alive for the confrontation against Daniil Medvedev. The Russian has everything in his hand to be in the semifinals, but he should not be neglected because Alcaraz needs to ensure victory to qualify so as not to depend on caroms. Furthermore, it is not convenient for his rival to enter a losing dynamic either, although he does have his place guaranteed among the four best already.
The two players profess great respect for each other off the court as they have demonstrated on numerous occasions, although on it they put on a titanic show that has been strengthened throughout this last year. They have seen each other in the most important tournaments of the season.
In fact, of the four times they have seen each other, three have been this year. The end of Indian Wellsthe semi-finals of Wimbledon and the semi-finals of the US Open They have enjoyed their confrontations. The first two finished with the Spaniard and the last one went to the Russian, who also beat him in the Grand Slam British in 2021.
Medvedev and Alcaraz, during training in Toronto ATP
Great financial prize
Another of the great attractions of the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev is focused on the financial prize. Beyond what is distributed in the tournament, where $390,000 is reached for each victory, the Spaniard and the Russian have their most important battle of the season pending.
The two are immersed in a titanic battle that will bring them great financial returns for their pockets. Both are competing for the most important prize in the ATP and which is focused on their performance in the Masters 1000 and the ATP Finals. And the two have been the best at them throughout these months.
Medvedev has taken the victories in the Masters 1000 Roma y Miami. Furthermore, she also qualified for the finals of Indian Wells where he ended up giving up against Carlos Alcaraz. For his part, the Spaniard won the tournaments of that category held in Madrid and Indian Wells and even stepped on the last match of Cincinnatibut fell before Novak Djokovic.
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This means that they will practically decide it among themselves in this ATP Finals. It must be remembered that the Masters Cup distributes a large number of points, which will force both of their best versions to want to get the majority of a purse of 20 million dollars that is distributed on the circuit.
Until arriving in Turin, Alcaraz dominated this classification with 3,285 points. Just 100 behind him, with 3,185, was Medvedev. Each victory in the group stage of the ATP Finals provides 200, so the Russian would be ahead at the moment. It remains to be seen if ‘Carlitos’ is able to return the coin and turn the situation around to reach that great prize that is distributed among the 30 best players.
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2023-11-17 01:15:00
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