Friday’s top 4 tennis matches: Medvedev, Shelton, Alcaraz and Djokovic race to the US Open final
Daniil Salnikov September 8, 2023, 09:45 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
What to see on September 8 on the New York courts.
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Program in summary:
🏆 🎾 19:00*: Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden (India/Australia, 6) – Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury (USA/UK, 3), US Open – final 🎾 20:30*: Laura Siegemund/ Vera Zvonareva (Germany) /Russia, 12) – Jennifer Brady/Louise Stefani (USA/Brazil), US Open – 1/2 final 🎾 22:00*: Ben Shelton (USA) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 2), US Open – 1/2 finals 🎾 2:00*: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, 1) – Daniil Medvedev (Russia, 3), US Open – 1/2 finals
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🏆 🎾 19:00*: Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden (India/Australia, 6) – Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury (USA/UK, 3), US Open – final
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed.
Intrigue: who will win the first US Open trophy in 2023?
The US Open 2023 has entered the final stretch. On Thursday the first champions will be determined, in men’s doubles. Experienced doubles players have reached this stage.
Rohan Bopanna has one TBS title in mixed doubles, Matthew Ebden has one in doubles and one in mixed doubles, Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury have three each in doubles and two in mixed doubles. Additionally, Ram and Salisbury won these three doubles titles together: at the Australian Open (2020) and the US Open (2021-2022). Can they win a third consecutive title in New York?
Rohan Bopanna/Matthew Ebden
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🎾 20:30*: Laura Siegemund/Vera Zvonareva (Germany/Russia, 12) – Jennifer Brady/Louise Stefani (USA/Brazil), US Open – 1/2 final
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed.
💬 Match with text broadcast
Intrigue: Will Vera Zvonareva make it to her ninth TBS finale?
Vera Zvonareva, who just celebrated her 39th birthday, continues to make her way into the US Open doubles draw alongside her partner Laura Siegemund. The girls have already reached the semifinals and now they only have to take the last step towards the decisive match. Vera has two singles finals, three wins and one doubles final, and two more mixed doubles titles. In addition, Vera achieved her last great success three years ago at the same US Open, winning with the same Laura Siegemund.
Vera Zvonareva (behind) and Laura Siegemund
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🎾 22:00*: Ben Shelton (USA) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 2), US Open – 1/2 final
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed.
💬 Match with text broadcast
Intrigue: what is stronger: experience or youth?
Novak Djokovic, 36, is racing to reach the 36th TBS final of his career. What can stop him in the semifinals of the US Open is the 20-year-old American Ben Shelton, whose best result in Slams was the quarterfinals of the Australian Open 2023. The tennis players had not met before. Who will be stronger and go to the final to face the best tennis player of the Carlos Alcaraz – Daniil Medvedev couple?
Novak Djokovic
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🎾 2:00*: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, 1) – Daniil Medvedev (Russia, 3), US Open – 1/2 final
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed.
💬 Match with text broadcast
Intrigue: will the Russian take revenge for his defeat this season?
The top seeds in the top half of the US Open draw, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, will meet in the semifinals. The tennis players had played three times before. At Wimbledon 2021, the Russian celebrated his victory, but this season Daniil suffered two disappointing defeats: in the Indian Wells final and in the Wimbledon semi-final. Will the Russian be able to avenge these disappointing failures and reach the deciding match of the US Open?
Daniil Medvedev
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