“If Medvedev can’t bring himself to his senses, it will be very difficult for him to play against Alcaraz” – Pivovarova

Former second racket of the world among juniors Anastasia Pivovarova believes that it will be difficult for Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev to oppose something to the first rating number Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal match of the US Open.

The match between Medvedev and Alcaraz will take place on Friday.

– After I watched the match between Rublev and Medvedev, it is very difficult for me to imagine what Danya can show against Alcaraz and how he can win, because Carlos’s physical readiness is on a completely different level. He copes with these climatic conditions much better than Medvedev. This, it seems to me, will be the decisive factor in the next match. If Danya can’t bring himself to his senses, it will be very difficult for him to play against Alcaraz. Little chance. Of course, they are, Danya plays great, but in connection with such conditions, Carlos will have a very big advantage, ”Pivovarova said in an interview with Gazeta.ru.

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.