By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, September 6, 2023
NEW YORK—Surviving a bodily check, Daniil Medvedev confirmed coronary heart and grit reaching his fourth US Open semifinal.
Medvedev goals to go full Spinal Faucet if he will get a shot at reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz within the semifinals.
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The highest-seeded Alcaraz faces Olympic gold-medal champion Alexander Zverev in tonight’s quarterfinal. If Alcaraz prevails he’ll meet Medvedev in a rematch of the Indian Wells last.
The 2021 US Open champion stated he’ll need to crank his stage as much as 11 to dethrone defending champion Alcaraz ought to they meet on Friday.
“It must be 11 out of 10 as a result of yeah, that is how Carlos is, very sturdy,” Medvedev stated after his 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 quarterfinal conquest of buddy Andrey Rublev. “Even right here I feel he misplaced one set however I watch some matches, typically on breakpoints he runs for the passing photographs. Unimaginable stuff. So let’s examine tonight…
“I am somebody who fights lots, so I wish to attempt to be higher, and I have to be 11 out of 10 to attempt to beat him.”
The third-seeded Medvedev has but to beat Alcaraz on a tough court docket. Alcaraz has received two of their three conferences, scoring a 6-3, 6-2 sweep within the Indian Wells last final March then dispatching the Russian 3, 3 and three within the Wimbledon semifinals.
The shortage of a discernible weak spot is Alcaraz’s biggest energy, says Medvedev.
Whereas a number of champions, together with Corridor of Famer John McEnroe, level to Alcaraz’s blinding pace as a key to his success, Medvedev factors to 2 important components to the Spanish famous person’s success.
1. Alcaraz has a solution from all over the place on the court docket as a result of he owns each shot.
2. Alcaraz can laser his forehand to speeds even Medvedev struggles to defend.
For these causes, Medvedev says he should serve his finest to beat Alcaraz.
“I’d say what makes him that tough is simply that he has each shot,” Medvedev stated of Alcaraz. “He has additional energy to different gamers. So it is true many gamers in all probability I’d go along with 97%, it is powerful for them to hit the ball by means of me, like I am at all times there, at all times operating, at all times attempting to get it again.
“He can do it simply because he has this energy, we see it 100 mile forehand winner and stuff like this. Some gamers, even when we strive, we can’t do it.
“In order that’s one factor he is good from forehand, backhand, he can slice, dropshot. So he has each shot within the recreation. However once more, tennis, you’ll be able to at all times beat gamers. Individuals beat Novak. Individuals even beat Rafa on clay, which is nearly inconceivable however some gamers do.
“It is the identical about Carlos. Each time I might be taking part in in opposition to him I wish to attempt to win, so I stated it one time already, I must serve higher than I did the earlier matches.”
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