Ambush by champions against Alcaraz in Vienna: 6-0 and 6-2 in 58 minutes as a warning

Carlos Alcaraz he congratulated himself on the match played against Tommy Paul in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 tournament in Vienna. He proclaimed that he had enjoyed the electric duel with the American, a gift for tennis fans. The Murcian made mischief to tip the duel in his favor, 6-4 and 7-6 (2).

The Spaniard qualified for the 50th semifinal of his career, the seventh of a short season for what is usually in his schedule due to the wrist injury, which left him out of the circuit for almost five months.

He equaled the result of his debut in Vienna, in 2021. He will have the opportunity to surpass it during the weekend, although there is an ambush in the making of champions. He is surrounded by players who have lifted the trophy in the Austrian capital.

He jumped to the headquarters knowing that he expected, this Saturday (3:00 p.m.), the Russian Daniil Medvedev who certified his place for the ATP Finals in Turin, beating the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino by 6-2 and 6-3. The Muscovite, champion in Vienna in 2022, has won 18 of his last 20 games.

The Russian came out stronger from the match point that came back from the British Cameron Norrie in eighths. The German saved four Alexander Zverev against Spanish Martin Landaluce at its premiere.

Since then, Sascha has lived moments of euphoria in Vienna, where he reigned in 2021. He secured promotion to world No. 1 already on Monday, November 2 in the round of 16, accelerated in the quarterfinals, sweeping the British Arthur Fery6-0 and 6-2 in 58 minutes.

A warning from Zverev, Alcaraz’s possible rival in Sunday’s final, if Alcaraz survives Medvedev and the German keeps the Australian at bay Alex de Minaur or Italian Matteo Berrettini.

Access to the trophy has been made very difficult in this ATP 500 in Vienna, which the Italian Jannik Sinner He has not been able to defend. The British player also did not attend due to a long-term injury. Jack Draper, the best of 2024. In 2023 Sinner had already triumphed for the first time.

A challenge for Carlos Alcarazsemi-finalist in an ATP indoor hard court tournament for the fourth time in his career. It has a title under these conditions, Rotterdam 2025.