Carlos Alcaraz made it by way of to the China Open remaining and a possible date with world No 1 Jannik Sinner after victory in opposition to Daniil Medvedev.
The Spaniard claimed his third victory in a row this yr in opposition to Medvedev 7-5 6-3 to achieve his fifth remaining in 2024.
Alcaraz set a championship-match conflict in opposition to prime seed Sinner or dwelling wild card Yunchaokete Bu within the Chinese language capital.
The reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion prevailed in a topsy-turvy first set that featured 5 breaks of serve earlier than accelerating previous Medvedev within the second to wrap an 88-minute triumph.
“I’m really happy that I didn’t lose my focus too long in the first set,” stated Alcaraz. “I recovered it as quickly as I obtained damaged, and I am actually comfortable that on the finish of the set I used to be capable of play actually good tennis within the return sport after which serving at 6-5. I did a very good sport.
“After that, once you are one set up, it’s a little bit easier, playing against Daniil with more confidence.”
Since his disappointing second-round loss to Botic van de Zandschulp on the US Open, Alcaraz has now racked up eight consecutive victories as he chases his first ATP title since his victory on the All England Membership in July.
“You have to keep fighting,” mirrored Alcaraz. “You have to keep playing the same way that you were playing before and just forget about the opponent. You should focus on yourself and your tennis, so that’s what I tried to do. I was still playing the same way I had played until that point in the match. I didn’t lose the focus in that moment, so I’m really happy that I kept pushing.”
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Along with his win over Medvedev, Alcaraz made it 7-1 vs the High-5 in 2024.
What’s developing on Sky Sports activities Tennis in October?
- Shanghai Masters – ATP 1000 (October 2-13)
- Wuhan Open – WTA 1000 (October 6-12 – Emma Raducanu in qualifying motion)
- Almaty Open, Kazakhstan – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Stockholm Open, Sweden – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- European Open, Antwerp – ATP 250 (October 14-20)
- Japan Open, Osaka – WTA 250 (October 14-20)
- Ningbo Open, China – WTA 500 (October 14-20)
- Erste Financial institution Open, Vienna – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Swiss Indoors, Basel – ATP 500 (October 21-27)
- Guangzhou Open, China – WTA 250 (October 21-27)
- Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis, Tokyo – WTA 500 (October 21-27)
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