Medvedev did not show up to the semifinal only in a TBSH. Summary of the day at Wimbledon
Daniil Salnikov July 13, 2023, 02:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
At junior tournaments, Korneeva and Demin made it to the top eight.
On Wednesday, July 12, the quarterfinals of the most famous grass tournament in the world ended. There were 4 individual matches: two for men in the top half of the group and two for women in the bottom half. Daniil Medvedev also participated in them. But first things first.
Results of the day 10. July 12, Wednesday
Daniil Medvedev has already played the 5th match in the tournament and for the first time reached the 5th set, and the Russian was inferior to the American Christopher Eubanks 1:2 in sets, but Daniil took the 4th game in a tie-break, he equalized the score in sets – 2:2, and in the decider he noticeably improved against the background of a tired opponent.
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Two steps from the title! Medvedev made a brilliant comeback, and for the first time, in the Wimbledon half-final.
Keep in mind that for Medvedev this is the first Wimbledon semifinal of his career, and only the sixth top-four hit on TBSh.
All Daniil Medvedev’s semifinals in “Helmets”: Australian Open – final (2021, 2022) Roland Garros – without Wimbledon – still 1/2 final (2023) US Open – title (2021), final (2019), 1/2 final (2020)
Next, the Russians play with the first racket in the world, Carlos Alcaras, who in three sets dealt with the Dane Holger Rune.
Men. 1/4 final Medvedev (Russia, 3) – Eubanks (USA) – 6:4, 1:6, 4:6, 7:6, 6:1. Alcaraz (Spain, 1) – Rune (Denmark, 6) – 7:6, 6:4, 6:4. Further:
For the women, the sensations continued at this stage of the tournament. On the eve of the fight, two representatives of the top 4 seeds dropped out of the fight: Iga Sviontek (1) and Jessica Pegula (4). This time the fight at the tournament was stopped by last year’s champion Elena Rybakina (3). A decided win in the match with her was scored by 2022 finalist Ons Jaber (6), who managed to avenge the loss a year ago. And only Arina Sobolenko (2) continued to fight in the tournament. She dealt with American Madison Keys (25) and will now compete with Zhaber (6) for a place in the final.
Women. 1/4 final Sobolenko (Belarus, 2) – Keys (USA, 25) – 6:2, 6:4. Jaber (Tunisia, 6) – Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 3) – 6:7, 6:4, 6:1. Further:
Matches on day 11. July 13, Thursday
On this day, for the first time in the tournament, the men will have a day off and the women will play both semifinals. Elina Svitolina – Marketa Vondrousova and Ons Zhaber – Arina Sobolenko will fight for a place in the decisive match.
Women. 1/2 finals 15:30 Moscow time Svitolina (Ukraine, WC) – Vondrousova (Czech Republic) 17:00. Jaber (Tunisia, 6) – Sobolenko (Belarus, 2) Details:
The Russian juniors continue their successful performances in the tournament. Alina Korneeva (1) and Yaroslav Demin (5) reached the 1/4 final in their draws. On Thursday, our young tennis players have another attempt to go further in the distance.
Youths. 1/4 final 2:30 p.m. Demin (Russia, 5) – Berketa (Poland, 15).
Girls. 1/4 final 2:30 p.m. Korneeva (Russia, 1) – Koike (Japan, 8).
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