At the US Open in New York, the dream final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic is very close. The Serb faces surprising semi-finalist Ben Shelton, while Daniil Medvedev awaits the Spaniard in the evening program.
The 20-year-old Shelton became the youngest American semi-finalist at a domestic Grand Slam in 30 years. On Monday, he will be among the top 20 players in the world for the first time in his career. He was eliminated in the 1st round in New York last year, when he was ranked 165th in the ATP rankings.
The 36-year-old Đoković has reached the semi-finals of the Big Four tournaments 47 times. He could make it to the finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments for the third time in his career. In 2015, he only lost at Roland Garros to Stan Wawrinka, and two years ago, Medvedev in New York prevented him from winning the calendar grand slam. This year he won Melbourne and Roland Garros, but Alcaraz was better in the epic Wimbledon final.
Medvedev was powerless against Alcaraz in the Indian Wells Masters final in March, and then in July the Spaniard eliminated the Russian in three sets in the Wimbledon semifinals. The defending champion lost only one set in five matches, reliably eliminating Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals.
NEW YORK (US$22,350,000, hard base)
Semi-finals (M): ALCARAZ (ŠPA/1) – MEDVEDJEV (RUS/3) ĐOKOVIĆ (SRB/2) – SHELTON (USA) 6:3, 6:2, -:-
The final will be on Sunday at 22:00.
Source: Rtvslo