Carlos Alcaraz reaches first Vienna final after beating Daniil Medvedev
Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur will meet in the Vienna Open final on Sunday.
Carlos Alcaraz reached his first Vienna Open final by defeating Daniil Medvedev. Alex de Minaur upset Alexander Zverev to set up a Sunday decider.
Key takeaways
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev 6-4 7-6(2) in Vienna
- Alex de Minaur defeated Alexander Zverev 6-4 1-6 7-6(4)
- Alcaraz reached his 37th tour-level final and fifth of the year
- De Minaur reached his 23rd tour-level final and improved to 10-0 indoors
- The final will be played on Sunday
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-4 7-6(2) on Saturday to reach the Vienna Open final for the first time, Reuters reported. Alex de Minaur upset Alexander Zverev 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) to join him in Sunday's decider at the Erste Bank Open.
Alcaraz reached the 37th tour-level final of his career and his fifth final of the year while extending his ATP 500 winning streak to 25 matches.
The second seed took the opening set after Medvedev double-faulted to hand him set point, but the Russian responded strongly in the second to force a tiebreak.
With neither player able to gain a decisive advantage, Alcaraz produced a barrage of powerful groundstrokes in the breaker to seal victory in 96 minutes.
The result gave Alcaraz a measure of revenge after Medvedev handed him his first defeat of the season in the Indian Wells semi-finals in March, and ended the Russian's seven-match winning streak.
Both players are among the four men who have already qualified for next month's ATP Finals.
De Minaur earned one of the biggest wins of his career, defeating world number one elect Zverev to reach the Vienna final for the first time.
The Australian improved to 10-0 indoors this season, kept alive his hopes of qualifying for next month's ATP Finals and advanced to the 23rd tour-level final of his career.
De Minaur halted Zverev's winning run and denied the German a place in the final days after it was confirmed he would move top of the world rankings on Monday.
Alcaraz and De Minaur will meet in Sunday's final, live on Sky Sports Tennis. The match is scheduled for 1pm. De Minaur kept alive his hopes of qualifying for next month's ATP Finals and advanced to the 23rd tour-level final of his career. Alcaraz, a Spanish professional who has been ranked world No. 1 for 66 weeks, will seek his first Vienna title.
Vienna Open semi-final results
Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
Carlos Alcaraz | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4 7-6(2) |
Alex de Minaur | Alexander Zverev | 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) |
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