Daniil Medvedev becomes the only tennis player to beat Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner & Novak Djokovic at Grand Slam
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Daniil Medvedev will face Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of the 2024 Wimbledon.
Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev defeated top seed Jannik Sinner to reach the semifinals of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships on Tuesday.
With the win, Daniil Medvedev has become the only tennis player to win over Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic at a Grand Slam. Medvedev, who was on a five-match losing streak against Jannik Sinner before Wimbledon, completed redemption in a five-set marathon.
Sinner won the first set via tiebreak. However, Medvedev won the second and third sets to get into a pole position against the ATP World No. 1. However, the Italian tennis star won the fourth set to make the set score 2-2. Nevertheless, the Russian tennis star secured a spot in the last four by sealing the victory 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-3 in four hours and one minute.
With the win, Medvedev currently leads Jannik Sinner 7-5 in their head-to-head record on the tour. Additionally, he has become the only tennis star with wins over Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic at a Grand Slam.
The Russian tennis star has defeated Carlos Alcaraz twice in Grand Slams. In 2021, he stunned the Spaniard in straight sets in the second round of Wimbledon. Two years later, he defeated Alcaraz in the semifinals of the 2023 US Open. Nevertheless, the 28-year-old later lost to Novak Djokovic in the final of the same championship.
Moreover, Medvedev took down 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the final of the 2021 US Open in straight sets. The Russian tennis star will face three-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.
During the post-match press conference, Daniil Medvedev stated that despite the result, he wanted to show everyone on the tour that beating him would never be easy. He said (via Wimbledon Press), “It was important to just show I’m always gonna be there. I’m always gonna fight. I’m always gonna try to make your life difficult.”
He further added, “Maybe you’re gonna win more. Maybe I’m gonna win more. I don’t know. But I’m gonna fight. Even if he won today, the goal was to show him that every time, I’m gonna be there to fight and to win.”
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