- After a three-hour duel with Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz entered the Wimbledon final.
- In the first set, the Russian performed better, but the following matches went to the Spaniard.
- It was not without controversy. During the first match, Medvedev repeated to the umpire several times.
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The semi-final between Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev was a rematch of the 2023 match at the same stage of the tournament. The Spaniard then won comfortably 6:3, 6:3, 6:3 and finally triumphed in the London event, where he won the final after a five-set battle with Novak Djokovic.
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The Russian started the match with his serve and had big problems. He had to defend a break point that Alcaraz threw out. After several balances, Medvedev finally held the pass and started the match on top. The servers won the next two games easily, but the beginning of the match was tense and both players made a lot of unforced errors.
A shot into the net and two consecutive goals from Alcaraz gave the Russian player three break points. He used the first goal after another error by the Spaniard and increased the score to 3:1.
The next match started with Medvedev making several errors, which opened the way for Alcaraz to break serve. After defending break points and playing for balance, last year’s champion achieved his goal (3:2).
From the beginning of the match, the Spaniard’s first serve was very bad. He took risks on the second time, but it did not always pay off. He was quickly broken by his opponent again. During his pass, the Russian approached the net and was surprised by a good shot, but that did not prevent him from adding another game to his account and increasing the difference to 5:2.
Daniil Medvedev with a warning. It could have ended much worse.
Alcaraz showed a very good performance with his passing. He hit a great volley and then finished the match with his first serve of the match. A few points in a row gave him confidence and on the next occasion he broke his opponent.
Medvedev was clearly upset. Not only because of the result, but also because the umpire made a decision that hurt him. She recalled that before he could reach the ball, it bounced twice on the court. Then he repeated to her, “Fuck you!”
Before the judge made his decision in the Russian case, she spoke to the supervisor about his behavior. The crowd in the courtroom quickly heard a warning, even though her behavior showed that the matter was serious and could have ended much worse.
Later, neither player allowed himself to be broken, and the fate of the first set was decided by a tie-break. At the decisive moment, the Russian performed much better and won with a score of 7:1.
In the best possible way, because Alcaraz opened the second game with an ace and quickly scored the first game. His opponent also served very well and won his serve with ease.
In the next match, it was not easy for the Spaniard. The opponent was a bit more defensive, but after a long exchange he managed to take the initiative again. Then he took advantage of the Russian’s mistakes and brought the score to 3:1.
Medvedev maintained his good form, winning the eighth game to zero. However, the Spaniard played better than in the first game. Thanks to this, he soon celebrated the victory in the set 6:3.
The long rally that started the third game was won by the Russian who quickly scored the first game. However, the next time, it was broken by the defending champion, who also took advantage of his opponent’s mistakes and took a 2-1 lead. Shortly after, more mistakes by Medvedev made it easy for him to increase the score.
In the following games of this match, Alcaraz managed to advance to a break point only once, but his opponent defended himself. In turn, the Russian was unable to put his opponent against the wall neither in the second nor in the third set. The set, which had a very similar course to the previous one and therefore was quite equal, but at the same time focused on the superiority of the Spaniard, ended with his victory 6:4.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight to repeat the success he had last year.
After the first game of the fourth match, it seemed that Medvedev was slowly saying goodbye to his dreams of reaching the final. At first, after playing a short advantage, he was broken by Alcaraz. However, at the decisive moment he managed to get up and break. The following games were added to their accounts by the servers without any major problems.
In the seventh game, at 3:3, Alcaraz had a chance to break the Russian’s barrier. He made it easy for him by committing a double fault on the service. He managed to defend himself the first time, but the Spaniard did not waste the second opportunity.
The ending was very exciting. Medvedev did not intend to give up easily. However, the Spaniard used the first ball of the match and ended the match after three hours. On Sunday, he will have the opportunity to defend the title he won last year.
source:Onet Sports Review
Date of creation: July 12, 2024 at 17:37
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