2023-11-15 21:58:00
If Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev are still far from Nadal, Djokovic and Federer in terms of confrontations, they played each other despite everything, this Wednesday evening in Turin, for the 18th time in their career and already the sixth time of the season. A classic between two players very close in terms of level of play. And this was even more true on the fastest surface of the season.
The duel begins from the toss when the Russian wins and decides to raise. Strategy directly pays off with an entry break. Returning to the level of his opponent in the middle of the set, the German then seemed to gradually gain the upper hand until this famous almost unmissable high backhand volley, 4 points to 1 in his favor in the decisive game, sent in full in the net.
Without a doubt the turning point of the match and perhaps of his tournament even if Sascha will obtain two set points before finally cracking, 9 points to 7.
Not far from exploding his racket on his bench at the end of this first harvested round, the finalist of the US Open 2020 nevertheless returns to the fight until offering himself a break point, at 4–4, before to commit a gross unforced error in the width. Zverev won’t make it.
Broken in the next game, he lost in two sets: 7–6(7), 6–4, and will absolutely have to beat Andrey Rublev and hope for a defeat from Carlos Alcaraz at the same time to ensure qualification in the semi-finals. ‐finals.
Now qualified for the last four, Daniil played Medvedev by calmly playing the German who each time made a mistake in key moments. This Friday he will face Alcaraz who will, during this meeting, be at stake for his survival in this masters tournament. It’s difficult to know what to expect and if the Russian will really play the game for a possible first place in this red group.
Published on Wednesday November 15, 2023 at 10:58 p.m.
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