Medvedev Compares Alcaraz To Big 3: ‘He’s Kind Of Like Them’ | ATP Tour | Tennis

Daniil Medvedev was not fairly positive methods to really feel after his finest Wimbledon run ended with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 semi-final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz on Friday. Although he fell two wins wanting his second Grand Slam title, the World No. 3 superior past the fourth spherical for the primary time on the All England Garden Tennis Membership, which means he has now reached at the least the quarter-finals in any respect 4 majors.

“If one would ask me [before the tournament]’Are you pleased with the semi-final?’ I am like sure and no,” he mentioned in his post-match press convention. “For positive if I am within the semi-finals, I need to win it. I need to play towards Novak on Sunday. I need to attempt to maintain the trophy.

“However it’s my finest Wimbledon to this point. Usually on grass I did not really feel wonderful. These two weeks I felt nice. I am making an attempt normally after the losses to seek out the positives. I used to be within the 4 finest gamers of the match, along with wonderful gamers: Jannik [Sinner]Novak [Djokovic]and Carlos.”

Medvedev felt he put in a decent displaying towards Alcaraz. Sadly for him, it was not sufficient to significantly bother the highest participant within the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

“He is a really robust participant,” Medvedev mentioned of his opponent. “I’d say on the whole to check just like the Huge 3, they’re wonderful, they win so many Grand Slams, they win so many matches. He is form of like them. He is nonetheless 20. Already has one Grand Slam. Enjoying nice. Been No. 1 for a lot of, many weeks.

“On the similar time, I managed earlier than in my profession to beat one of the best gamers on the planet, together with among the Huge 3… It’s important to play your finest. It’s important to play your very best.

“I did not play unhealthy, however I did not play my very best. Towards somebody like Carlos, Novak, Rafa, you’ll want to be at your finest. Possibly towards different guys you could be enjoying not unhealthy, you are going to have your possibilities, throughout the match you are going to discover one thing to work with. With Carlos, you’ll want to be at your very best and that is how one can win. Sadly, I used to be not.”

Whereas Medvedev mentioned he had some struggles adapting to the Centre Court docket circumstances after 4 earlier matches on No. 1 Court docket, he gave full credit score to Alcaraz for his emphatic victory.

“He was placing stress,” Medvedev mentioned. “I used to be doing a little second serves 100 miles per hour. Fairly first rate second serves. He was crushing them. I attempted.”

Although Medvedev is not going to watch the ultimate as he digests his defeat, he thinks Alcaraz has an actual likelihood of ending Djokovic’s Wimbledon reign on Sunday.

“It is a very nice match. I am not going to lie, it is a very nice match to observe, however I am not going to observe it as a result of I’ll be too dissatisfied to not be there,” he mentioned. “I misplaced. I do not should be there within the remaining as a result of I did not win at the moment.”