Daniil Medvedev ‘obtained in Carlos Alcaraz’s head’ as Russian will get Wimbledon revenge
Medvedev sought revenge for his Wimbledon semi-final defeat in opposition to Alcaraz by steering past the 20-year-old with a improbable efficiency on Arthur Ashe. The Russian later dubbed it a ‘12 out of 10’ show.
A 7-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 victory noticed Medvedev keep away from the thrilling comebacks that Alcaraz has managed in opposition to different prime gamers this 12 months. The 27-year-old believes the important thing to his triumph was getting inside Alcaraz’s head.
Explaining his recreation plan, Medvedev mentioned: “Yeah, the thing is [at the] US Open, and I don’t really know the reason, I tend to play aggressive, fast, I serve well. Probably the speed of the court that helps me.
“Indian Wells, I mean, that I did the final was amazing, because I basically can’t hit the ball there. It has nothing to do, let’s call it, with my forehand and so I beat some good guys there, some good matches, but as soon as I got someone like Carlos with his style of play, it was kind of over for me.
“I would generally think a court like Miami maybe I could have done the same like today. So for sure I had my plan in my head, but I kind of had the same one in Wimbledon and Indian Wells.
“It’s just that the courts were tougher to use it. I mean, grass is completely different, so on grass it’s just tougher to hit this forehand. So I’m happy that I managed to get in his head.”
Medvedev was extraordinarily impressed by his personal show. He insisted earlier than dealing with Alcaraz that he wanted to be ‘11 out of 10’ to win – and mentioned afterwards that he managed to succeed in ‘12 out of 10’.
He continued: “I said I needed to play 11 out of 10. I played 12 out of 10, except the third set. That’s the only way.
“I don’t know if he’s still 20 or 21, but [he is] so young, already two Grand Slams, world No 1 for many weeks. It’s honestly just pretty unbelievable and I think nobody has done it before him. To beat him, you need to be better than yourself and I managed to do it.”