Alcaraz vs Medvedev dwell Russian seeks Wimbledon revenge after ‘a** kicked’

Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev will do battle for the second spot in Sunday’s Wimbledon closing. Both males have by no means made it this far at SW19 earlier than and are each bidding to win their second Grand Slam title.

Their Wimbledon semi-final conflict marks their third assembly and the pair are all degree at 1-1 of their head-to-head. It was the world No 1 who received their newest match within the closing of Indian Wells earlier this 12 months, dominating in a one-sided 6-3 6-2 victory.

Ahead of their showdown at SW19, Medvedev’s coach Gilles Cervara instructed AS that his cost had his “a** kicked” throughout that match. And Medvedev will likely be gunning to get some revenge and show his personal mentor flawed. “What he continues to do is just unbelievable. He doesn’t stop. I don’t think he will,” he mentioned of Alcaraz forward of the semi-final.

Alcaraz additionally talked up Medvedev, saying: “He’s [a] really complete player. I’m going to say, I think Rublev said a few times, he’s an octopus. He catches every ball. It is amazing. He’s an amazing athlete. I think a mix of everything. He does almost everything well.”