Carlos Alcaraz sets up semifinal match against Novak Djokovic at ATP Finals after beating Medvedev
The Hindu
The second-ranked Alcaraz, who beat Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, is making his debut at the season-ending event for the year’s top eight players
Carlos Alcaraz set up a semifinal match against top-ranked Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals after beating Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-4 on Friday.
The second-ranked Alcaraz, who beat Djokovic in the Wimbledon final, is making his debut at the season-ending event for the year’s top eight players. He missed last year’s ATP Finals because of an abdominal injury.
Medvedev has also qualified for the semifinals and will next face Jannik Sinner.
Alcaraz leaned back and yelled in celebration after Medvedev hit a backhand long on match point.
“Vamos, vamos,” Spanish for “Come on, come on,” he shouted as he clenched his fists.
In the late match, two-time champion Alexander Zverev will play Andrey Rublev. Neither player can advance.
Asian Games champion Avinash Sable opened his season in the 3000m steeple chase with a silver in the Portland Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Oregon on Saturday. He clocked 8:21.85s. Asian champion Parul Chaudhary took the bronze in the women’s 3000m steeple chase in a season-best 9:31.38s. Former Asian bronze medallist Sanjivani Jadhav struck gold in the women’s 10,000m in 32:22.77s, a time which was a second off her personal best, while Seema was sixth in 32:55.91s.