2023 Wimbledon SF: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Daniil Medvedev

[Omega_7000]

What a point to finish it!

 

[beltsman]

There we go! Nicely done. He will learn from the clowning (I hope). I am guessing he is making a concerted effort to play more loosely, but he was a little too loose there. He needs to find the happy medium between tense and loose. And he needs to use his touch shots as SECONDARY weapons, not PRIMARY weapons. He needs to lean on his power FH more as a primary weapon and only use his touch as a complement to his FH.

 

[-NN-]

That match point sums up Alcaraz perfectly.

Bring on the final RIGHT NOW.

 

[optic yellow]

Just SENSATIONAL on the final point

Way way way too good

His potential is to be the best ever

I mean Medvedev should have won that, he just elected to hit a 3.0 pop volley instead of driving it into the corner with confidence.

 

[Jonas78]

So here we go, yet another Djokoraz final...

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

Well done Carlos Alcaraz - on to the Men's Wimbledon Final - 6-3; 6-3; 6-3.....what a way to close it out.

And now, it's on to Novak Djokovic.....THAT will be off the chain!

 

[DSH]

Will Carlitos be able to top what Nadal did at Wimbledon 2006 and defeat the favorite on Sunday?

 

[Kralingen]

Carlos Djokovic final is the most awaited match since RG 21

 

[Bill Lobsalot]

Another baseline basher down!

 

[Thundergod]

He had only 1 slam in big part because of prime Fedal, not their 36 year old selves.

07 Djokovic probably would have ran roughshod over most of this field tbh.

 

[Topspin_80]

Very Djokovic like.

There has been many champions before Djokovic.

And all them share the same traits.

 

[Djokovic2011]

Eubanks would've probably made it closer lol.

 

[mike danny]

Agree. Honestly, Medvedev's return isn't great. He puts the ball in play, but not with great interest (unless the server really sucks). Medvedev depends on his movement to bail him out of his return game.

Djokovic doesn't have that problem.

Once he loses a step in 2-3 years, it won't look pretty.

 

[Vincent-C]

Carlos just wanted the seamless scoreline of 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

I don’t mind it. Very aesthetically minded kid.

Looking forward to Djok's thoughts on Sunday.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

It’s nasty in mugdevev’s IG. Some even going as far as saying match fixing lol

 

[BeatlesFan]

I think it's great Carlos has improved his English so much just in the past year. Excellent job.

 

[middleballs]

Let’s see if the Alcaraz skeptics finds yet another delusional reason to write him off.
Match point was straight up insane.

 

[Jonas78]

Eubanks would've probably made it closer lol.

Is it the low bounce that troubles him so much?

 

[Soul_of_Slicehand]

Freaking animal, this has already started to be ridiculous lomg time ago, what a performance, @TennisFan3 i hope you enjoyed, main dish is on sunday, bring your salive bucket, youll need it, i told you at us open, i told you all last year, you still basing your coments in what has happened in the past, not in what your eyes are seing tennis wise, well it was just a matter of time you were gonna be wrong, alcaraz bad mental game? Man you crazy, i dont know where did you take that from, just be prepared for a hard wake up on sunday, you cant say you werent warned

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

There has been many champions before Djokovic.

And all them share the same traits.

This is true

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Eubanks would've probably made it closer lol.

Maybe idk. Eubanks has been a journeyman who has made a name for himself this year.

 

[Red Rick]

He’s so far ahead of literally everyone under age 36 that it isn’t even funny

That's like running in a speedwalking contest

 

[CoolCoolCool]

So here we go, yet another Djokoraz final...

"Another"?

 

[Pheasant]

That was a great match by Alcaraz. This kid keeps on getting better. I think that this could be a competitive match on Sunday. Of course, Djoker is still favored. But it should be entertaining.

 

[Jonas78]

"Another"?

Lol i forgot French open was the semis

 

[Krish0608]

The only reason Sinner and Med even made it to the semi is the terrible mug level draw they had to the semi.
Medvedev is so overrated my God. Thank God he’s rightfully been torn apart by Raz. This guy would not be top 5 in another era. How he won a slam is beyond me. Lucky lucky.

 

[Jonas78]

The only reason Sinner and Med even made it to the semi is the terrible mug level draw they had to the semi.
Medvedev is so overrated my God. Thank God he’s rightfully been torn apart by Raz. This guy would not be top 5 in another era. How he won a slam is beyond me. Lucky lucky.

To be fair, he is a much better HC player then grass...

 

[Vincent-C]

Gramps v Cramps on Sunday. Go, Djok.

 

[Benf15harp]

4 sets?

Probably 4 tiebreak sets
Roddick serve in the end is too good for tiny

 

[TennisFan3]

Freaking animal, this has already started to be ridiculous lomg time ago, what a performance, @TennisFan3 i hope you enjoyed, main dish is on sunday, bring your salive bucket, youll need it, i told you at us open, i told you all last year, you still basing your coments in what has happened in the past, not in what your eyes are seing tennis wise, well it was just a matter of time you were gonna be wrong, alcaraz bad mental game? Man you crazy, i dont know where did you take that from, just be prepared for a hard wake up on sunday, you cant say you werent warned

Great performance by Alcaraz.
I just hope he gives some sort of a fight on Sunday.
Just don't cramp. Even if he loses in 4 - it's fine. But going down in straight sets to Novak would be terrible for his confidence IMO.
And honestly, I don't think he will beat Novak. Novak's big match mentality is bigger than anyone else and Alcaraz isn't ready yet.

 

[ghostofMecir]

The only reason Sinner and Med even made it to the semi is the terrible mug level draw they had to the semi.
Medvedev is so overrated my God. Thank God he’s rightfully been torn apart by Raz. This guy would not be top 5 in another era. How he won a slam is beyond me. Lucky lucky.

“5 to 7 slams in any other era”

 

[Benf15harp]

All I know is tomorrow gonna suck

 

[FeroBango]

Literally think he can hit 20 if he stays healthy

Let our boy hit the second on Sunday by avoiding the lackluster level he showed in set 3.

 

[doodlyd]

Medvedev is so overrated my God.

let me guess if Medvedev had won , you would said that Alcaraz is overrrated? right))

 

[Krish0608]

let me guess if Medvedev had won , you would said that Alcaraz is overrrated? right))

Medvedev had no chance to win. And he’s never going to win against a healthy Alcaraz. Book it.

 

[Mark-Touch]

I didn't see either semi-final.
I watched the Hsieh match and then went out to play tennis.
Did I miss anything exciting except for the Raz-Med match point?

 

[Topspin_80]

Alcaraz is an alien. I never trusted Sinner at all before his match. Alcaraz is playing equally as well as Djokovic or maybe even higher. He will have good chance to win Wimbledon.

I think Alcaraz has a chance, but Novak is still the favorite, like 70% vs 30%

 

[Blahovic]

That was like a mid-2000s Federer match. A genius making another top player look like a schmuck.

 

[Blahovic]

My concern for Medvedev is that he has not been holding serve enough.

Eubanks broke him 3 times and every opponent apart from Lehecka broke him at least once. 3 out of 5 opponents broke him multiple times.

Alcaraz was able to break Jarry and Berrettini multiple times, so I think he can do the same against Medvedev.

This was pretty much the match. Medvedev served low % today (59% first serve), had no +1 game to punish the serves Alcaraz returned, and couldn't defend his 2nd serve on the slick grass.

You can't get broken 6 times in 3 sets on a grass court.

 

[World Beater]

alcaraz is improving nicely on grass. very impressive and he's only 20. Medvedev's worst surface was so evident today. He was totally rattled and his normal game style of returning from the parking lot didn't work.

 

[Topspin_80]

JCF cannot be happy about the tweener volley

Me neither!

 

[Vincent-C]

I think Alcaraz has a chance, but Novak is still the favorite, like 70% vs 30%

This seems about right. The Alky-boosterism in the media is sure to be nauseating, though.

 

[mightyrick]

Once he loses a step in 2-3 years, it won't look pretty.

No doubt. He had better start developing a love-affair with clay. Because unless his return and net game improves, he's going to need slow surfaces just to have a prayer of beating these up-and-coming players.

 

[King_ Zeglan12]

Medvedev really **** the bed here... Should have captialized in the third but just couldn't hold to save his life... Also didn't help that he had his worst serving day in his campaign so far today

One thing I'm really pissed off is the fact there was no effort even to move forward on returns... But alas Alcaraz was too good today

Hopefully we get a good final

 

[thrust]

The Kid in 3

So it was! I really thought Medvedev would have given Carlos a much tougher match, even possibly win. To me, Med looked confused and very unsure of himself throughout the match today

 

[nolefam_2024]

I think Alcaraz has a chance, but Novak is still the favorite, like 70% vs 30%

I think more like 55 45 Nole. But Alcaraz is in better form just like RG.

 

[Rago]

What a point to finish it!

Yeah; that was an epic match point.

 

[canta_Brian]

Carlos plays in three dimensions.

Compare with Sinner who goes left/right almost exclusively. Alcaraz is far better at capitalising on any advantage he gains in points by finishing at the net on grass. He’s not Federer, maybe more like Nadal in that regard.

 

[toby55555]

Once he loses a step in 2-3 years, it won't look pretty.

He will know when to retire I think, Lendl stopped for that same reason.

 

[Soul_of_Slicehand]

Great performance by Alcaraz.
I just hope he gives some sort of a fight on Sunday.
Just don't cramp. Even if he loses in 4 - it's fine. But going down in straight sets to Novak would be terrible for his confidence IMO.
And honestly, I don't think he will beat Novak. Novak's big match mentality is bigger than anyone else and Alcaraz isn't ready yet.

honestly, i see much probable he cramps again than he loses, losing in straights is just an imposibility, i mean if that happens i could even accept to tatto novaks smiley face on my ass, i expect nolefam to come hard at me if he loses because i will deserve it and i would do no less, but if alcaraz wins, everybody deep down will finally see and accept that playing the game the right way, going for your shots, being creative, playing all court, is in essence the best way to play tennis if you have the talent for it, superior shot making from the choosen one will dismantle the percentage taylored tennis from an in fact not very creative player and put down all this farce, tennis has been in a bit of a bucle with the style novak has developed, alcaraz is just about to give back the balance to the force, i mean man, you come from sampras era, i cant even understand you support novaks tenis over alcarazs, well i imagine, many disapointments from mediocre players like shapovalov and such, have made you accept novak as the ultimate and unavoidable faith, but dont worry man, its not late for you, deep inside you know the truth, alcaraz will rescue you and many more on sunday, and we can put an end to this painful era of our tennis lives.