Analysis of Fernando Rey Tapias: One step closer to the dream final at Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Đoković continue to fulfill the forecasts that placed them in the Wimbledon final, and they are now separated by only one match. Both reached the semi-final round, solving their matches solidly; If anything, it was the Serb who struggled against a great server like Hurkazc, just like Carlos had against Berrettini. The two showed the reason for their ranking and qualified for the penultimate round, each losing just a few sets in the five matches they had to win to continue their pursuit of the title.

rival Serb

Sinner serves and takes very well and is ambitious

In the semifinals, he will meet two tough opponents: Djokovic, who is still the favorite, will have to play against the young Italian Jannik the Sinner (21 years old); rival than last year in the same tournament he won the first two setsforcing him to make a huge comeback to defeat him in the fifth.

As Rubljov stated, in order to beat Djokovic on grass, you have to serve very well throughout the match, and play at the highest level, without ups and downs. Sinner serves very well, he is a great receiver, he is ambitious, but a bit erratic. The same seems invincible, as in the last duel in Miami against Alcaraz, because he has problems with inferior opponents. Against Djokovic, if he wants to win, he won’t be able to show weaknesses, because the Serbian exploits them all. He has the serve, pace and strokes to be one of the young contenders, alongside Carlos and Rune, to dominate tennis in the coming years. Now is an excellent opportunity to prove it. (14:30, come on). However, Djokovic has a lot of roles in this tournament and it will be difficult to surprise him; although the Serb is aware that the Italian is one of the few players who can get him into trouble.

opponent of Spanish

Medvedev is consistent in his serve, fast and competitive

In the second semi-final, Carlos Alcaraz will have a difficult stumbling block in the always difficult rival Medvedev. The 27-year-old Russian woman belongs to a generation the big four and young people led by the Spaniards. He was already number 1 and won a Grand Slam. Crude, with some very specific shots, among which his serve stands out, with great consistency, very fast despite his height, competitive and tactically intelligent to adapt to the challenges posed by his opponent, Daniil is a formidable opponent for anyone.

Carlos lost to him in three sets at Wimbledon 2021 and beat him easily in Indian Wells this year. The Russian has always said that grass is his worst surface, but lately he has changed his mind.

In the quarterfinals, he had a bad time against the outstanding Eubanks (the surprise of the tournament), so he had to change his tactics to take away the previous part from the dominant American tennis player. He progressed in his position, which in addition to helping him win the game, also gave him a test to play against the Spaniard. If he stays that far, Carlos has the ability to volley and dominate him more easily with its diversity. The greatest danger for the Spaniard will be from the great service of the Russian. How they manage to take it away will be one of the keys to the game; agreement (not before 16:30, come on) in which Alcaraz will have to impose his variants, as he did in Indian Wells, to get his opponent out of his comfort zone, the bottom of the track, where Medvedev is a rock.

number 1 pressure

More tension each time

Carlos went from less to more in the tournament and in his adaptation to grass. He did not play comfortably in his first games, but against Rune and Berrettini once again showed his exceptional conditions. It is more tense than in previous tournaments, which is a consequence of the awareness of the attention and pressure that comes with being number 1.

Today they are the favorite, but as in the previous two games, they are facing a hard-to-beat opponent.

The prize for victory is no small thing: to play in the final of Wimbledon, the cathedral of tennis.