Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, ranked third in the world, defeated the Russian Daniil Medvedev Fifth and runner-up last season (7-5) and (6-3) in the semi-finals, reaching the final of the Beijing International Tennis Tournament.
This is the first time that Carlos Alcaraz has reached the final of the Beijing tournament, after he failed last year in the round of 4 by falling to Sinner. He followed the example of his legendary compatriot Rafael Nadal, who reached the final of the Chinese tournament four times.
Alcaraz, who won four major titles, started the match strongly and broke Medvedev’s serve in the fifth game, leading 3-2, but the Russian responded directly to the match, equalizing.
Spanish Alcaraz He reaches the final of a new tournament in his career
The Spaniard, seeking to regain his balance after his disappointing exit from the second round of the US Championship, the last of the four major tournaments, broke the Russian’s serve in the seventh game, and took the lead again (4-3), but the latter returned the greeting directly, realizing the tie (4-4).
Carlos did it for the third time in the set when he broke Medvedev’s serve in the eleventh game, and took the lead (6-5) before he succeeded this time in winning his serve in the twelfth game, thus deciding the result in his favor (7-5) in 48 minutes.
Similar to the first set, Alcaraz was able to break Medvedev’s serve in the fifth game and took the lead (3-2), after which Medvedev received treatment due to an injury in his left thigh, and then again after the seventh game (3-4), before the Spaniard succeeded in breaking He serves it for the second time in the ninth game, and decides the set in his favor (6-3).
Alcaraz, who is seeking his 16th title in his professional career, consolidated his superiority over Medvedev in their eighth confrontation, where he achieved his sixth victory against two losses.
Who is Alcaraz’s competitor in the Beijing 2024 final?
The 21-year-old will meet in the final match with the winner of the match between Italian Jannik Sinner, world number one and defending champion, and Chinese Bo Yunchaoketi, a wildcard participant.
The Spaniard – who has not lost a set so far – expressed his happiness with the victory, and said after the confrontation: “I think I played really well. It is clear that if I want to beat Daniel I must play really well, at a high quality level.”
He added: “I felt great on the court again, so I’m really happy with that. I think I couldn’t ask for a better semi-final.”
