The two best players on the planet, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcarazwill meet on Saturday in the semifinals of the Masters ATP for the fourth time this season, after the Spanish qualified on Friday.
Each has lost a match in the group stage of this ‘Masters tournament’ and They have suffered more than necessary to reach the semifinals in Turin (Italy).
Djokovic, world number 1 and defending champion, had to wait for the victory of Jannik Sinner against the danish Holger Rune (6-2, 5-7, 6-4) to ensure his presence, while Alcaraz, his follower in the ranking ATP, depended on himself. This time, he did not miss the opportunity against Daniil Medvedev.
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In his first participation in the ATP Masters, Alcaraz reaches a semi-final with the air of a final against Djokovic, holder at 36 years of age of the record of ATP Masters won (6), equal with the Swiss Roger Federerand that has already made sure to finish the year in first place in the ranking for the eighth time in his career.
Spanish and Serbian They have already faced each other three times this season, with two victories for the Serbian, in the semifinals of Roland Garros and in the Cincinnati Masters 1000and one for the Spaniard, who deprived Djokovic of completing the ‘Grand Slam’ by defeating him in an epic final in Wimbledon 1-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.
“Novak is Novak. He is the best player in the worldhas only lost six games this season, which is simply incredible,” he said right after the game, when asked about his opponent on Saturday.
“I hope Novak plays at a high level, at his best,” Alcaraz later analyzed at a press conference. “He’s going to try to put a lot of pressure on me in the game and be faithful to his style”.
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The other semifinal will face Jannik Sinner, winner of the Green Group with full victories in three games, and Medvedev.
In the last match of the group stage scheduled on Friday (8:00 p.m. GMT) they will face the German Alexander Zverev and the Russian Andrey Rublev. Although neither of them can advance in this tournament, the winner will win 200 points in the ATP ranking and a monetary prize of $390,000.
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