2023-07-12 18:42:30
Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev have reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the first time in their careers. The world number one Alcaraz defeated the Dane Holger Rune in the duel of the most promising players of the new tennis generation 7: 6 (3), 6: 4, 6: 4. Medvedev, meanwhile, ended Christopher Eubanks’ triumphal march. The number three from Russia prevailed in five sets in 6:4,1:6,4:6,7:6(4),6:1 once morest the US surprise man.
Alcaraz, 20, is the youngest Wimbledon semi-finalist since potential final opponent Novak Djokovic got that far in 2007. The Serb meets Jannik Sinner from Italy in the second semi-final. Alcaraz needed 2:23 hours once morest Rune, who was six days older. “To get so far here is a dream. I played at a very good level, I didn’t expect that on this surface,” said Alcaraz.
The former doubles partners when they were boys fought a duel at eye level. Rune thrilled the audience around British Queen Camilla with spectacular shots, but Alcaraz won the decisive points. For example, the Spaniard used the only breakball in the second set to make it 2-0 and was ultimately the more mature player in the first ever Wimbledon quarterfinals for two under-21s in the professional era.
Alcaraz only had real difficulties with Rune in the first set. “If you’re in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament, then there are no more friends on the pitch. Then you just have to look at yourself,” said Alcaraz, who had the chance of the dream final once morest the unbeaten Wimbledon player for 33 games kept Djokovic alive.
But before that, Medvedev stands in the way, who had to go through a trough of emotions for his semi-final premiere. Eubanks, who had recently eliminated a big number with Stefanos Tsitsipas, went all out once more for the next sensation. The 2.01 meter tall Schlaks, who had previously celebrated nine wins in Wimbledon in a row, beat 74 winners. But he also made 55 unforced errors.
This is contrasted by Medvedev’s record, who made just 13 unforced errors in 52 winners in three hours of play. The Russian was on the verge of losing once morest Eubanks, who played like unleashed for four sets, but kept his nerve in the tie-break of the fourth set and turned the game around. “Now I have to go to Center Court,” Medvedev joked. His games had so far only been scheduled in the other places.
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