“It was clear that Medvedev and Rublev were tired during the match” – Chesnokov

Former Russian tennis player Andrei Chesnokov spoke about Daniil Medvedev’s victory over Andrei Rublev in the quarterfinals of the US Open, noting that the fatigue of both athletes was visible during the match.

– How much was the expected result of this meeting for you?

– I thought that Medvedev was the favorite in this meeting. By the way he played great matches against Baez and de Minaura. For me, Rublev’s jumps were a surprise. I thought the set was practically drifting away from Medvedev. Immediately 3:3. There, without any chance, Rublev lost his serve. We exchanged games – 4:4. After 4:4 Medvedev immediately made two breaks. 6:4 and led 1:0. Submission Medvedev, and the score becomes 3:1 in favor of Rublev. And Rublev’s submission. After that, Medvedev takes five games in a row.

Such a number of breaks were made that for the entire tournament such giants as Alcaraz or Djokovic did not do as much at the Australian Open for the entire tournament as Medvedev had this time. The worst weather conditions. It was evident how the players were already tired during the match. And the third or fourth set they got on all fours after each draw. There are draws of 20-30 strokes. I think, well, that’s it, the next draw, someone will die. Anyway, both got up from all fours and again there was a brilliant draw, in 20-30 strokes. This is phenomenal,” Metaratings.ru quotes Chesnokov.

In the semi-finals of the US Open, Medvedev will play with the first racket of the world Spaniard Carlos Alcaras. Alcaraz and Medvedev have played each other three times, two of them in 2023. In March, in the final of the Masters in Indian Wells, the Spaniard won with a score of 2-0, in July, in the semi-final of Wimbledon, he again won with a clean sheet – 3-0. At Wimbledon 2021, Medvedev was stronger than Alcaraz in three games.