Alcaraz beat Medvedev to reach his 21st final

With a smile and a gesture, point to the hypothetical inscription on the shirt (who knows what it means), Daniil Medvedev congratulated Carlos Alcaraz this Tuesday for winning the semi-finals of the tournament Chinese Open. The Russian had no choice but to accept another defeat from the Spaniard with dignity. (7-5 and 6_3 in 87 minutes)and now there are six of them in eight matches, the last four in a row. This is the effect that the winner of four Grand Slam tournaments has on his opponents, who see no way of surpassing him under normal circumstances. Alcaraz had a great game and reached the 21st final of his career.fifth of the season (tied with Jannik Sinner and Kasper Ruud) and first since he lost to Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics.

Carlos became the fourth Spaniard to reach the title match at the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing, after Rafa Nadal (2005, 2013, 2015 and 2017), Tommy Robredo (2007) and David Ferrer (2010). They will meet on Wednesday (11:00, Movistar+) sinnerunless the Italian succumbs to the new local idol by surprise, Yunchaokete Boo in the match that both will play this afternoon (from 13:00, M+).

“I started the match very well, but it was a little unusual with so many breaks. I would do mine and then the next game, I don’t know what happened to me, I probably lost my concentration a little. Bad first serves, which are a very good weapon against Daniil on a hard court.to get into a good position to serve. In any case, I am very happy because I recovered and finished well. With a score of 6-5 otherwise I was able to play my best tennis and put in a good game. Later, when the score was in our favor, it was easier to play with confidence,” analyzed Alcaraz, who has a streak of eight wins in a row. This is the tenth result among the top 10 in 2024.

Accurate analysis

It was the story of a very colorful encounter in that crazy first round, with a couple of great points from both of them and something less brilliant in the second because Medvedev ran out of gas and felt some discomfort in his left thigh. prevented him from fighting with greater opportunities. “Sometimes you think everything is done, but it’s not: you have to keep fighting and playing like before. And just forget about your opponent and focus on yourself, on your tennis. This is what I was trying to do. I stayed focused and pushed him to the limit, making him run from side to side, and in the end I broke and took the second set.” Such was the tactics of the 21-year-old native of Murcia to upset the 28-year-old Muscovite and the fifth racket of the world. Thanks to his wealth and variety of strikes, Carlos did not allow him to enter into a rhythm of exchanges that was favorable to him.

A superb forehand with which he added 15 of his 25 wins, Alcaraz made 14 unforced errors, few considering the speed at which he played. To this he added a good serving percentage and a very competent distribution of points. the one he has been wearing since the start of the tournament that he can win.

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