Daniil Medvedev booked his place within the final 4 of the ATP Finals on Wednesday after beating Alexander Zverev 7-6 (9/7), 6-4, whereas Carlos Alcaraz cruised previous troubled Andrey Rublev to get his marketing campaign up and operating.
World quantity three Medvedev needed to win in straight units to assert a spot within the semi-finals in Turin with a match to spare and he noticed off large-hitting German Zverev in a stodgy Red Group encounter.
He faces Carlos Alcaraz, a 7-5, 6-2 winner earlier within the day, in his closing match and has the world quantity two’s final-4 hopes in his arms.
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“I hope that I feel well tomorrow and ready to fight because this tournament is tricky,” stated Medvedev.
“I’m into the semis but you want to keep the rhythm and against Carlos… if we play at night you don’t want to finish 7-6 in the third (set) at midnight. I just hope I can show my best tennis.”
Medvedev has an extended-operating rivalry with Zverev, the pair not getting on off-courtroom, and he has now prevailed in 5 of their six matches this season.
One of these wins got here on his method to his shock triumph on the clay-courtroom Italian Open again in May, one among 5 titles received by Medvedev this yr.
The 2020 champion appears to be like in positive type regardless of Wednesday’s match being his 82nd this yr and can trigger critical bother to whoever he faces within the subsequent spherical.
Zverev, a two-time winner on the season-ending event, would have certified from the Red Group with a win of both type following Alcaraz’s earlier victory.
The 26-yr-outdated hit extra aces and winners than Medvedev however nonetheless ended up on the flawed aspect of the consequence after throwing away his service recreation to save lots of the match.
Zverev can nonetheless make it by although and in his closing match will face a dejected Rublev, who’s but to win a set on the Pala Alpitour.
World quantity two Alcaraz has had issues together with his type and health over the previous few months and was gazing potential early elimination after shedding his first match with Zverev.
But he seemed in significantly better situation on Wednesday and comfortably claimed his first ever win within the season-ending event, snapping a 3-match shedding streak in addition.
“I’m really happy to show this level and realise that my level is still there, giving myself a chance in this tournament,” Alcaraz instructed reporters.
“After this win, everything has changed in my mind.”
Carlos Alcaraz performs his greatest match in months to beat Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-2.First ever win on the ATP Finals. Will arrive his Friday match vs. Medvedev nicely alive on this occasion! pic.twitter.com/CH16lazJRf
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) November 15, 2023
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On Thursday Jannik Sinner will attempt to develop into the primary Italian to succeed in the semi-finals when he takes on Holger Rune within the tight Green Group.
Straight victories over now-retired Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic may not be sufficient to safe a spot within the subsequent spherical.
And Sinner faces Rune who solely needed to play three video games towards Tsitsipas who dropped out with damage.
Sinner in the meantime prevailed on Tuesday in a 3-hour thriller with Djokovic, who performs Tsitsipas’ alternative Hubert Hurkacz together with his final-4 spot additionally nonetheless within the stability.
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