Daniil Medvedev’s semi-finals defeat a relief for Wimbledon officials

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Alcaraz against Djokovic, the top two seeds, is a dream matchup for tennis fans as both have been the class of the field. But there’s another reason why Wimbledon officials might be happy.

Medvedev had never gone this far at Wimbledon and neither had two of his compatriots – Andrey Rublev and Roman Safiullin – who both made it to the quarter finals for the first time.

His carefree, happy-go-lucky demeanour won applause throughout the tournament including on Friday when the crowd urged him on. When Medvedev mounted a slight comeback in the third set by breaking Alcaraz’s serve twice, Alcaraz responded by matching both breaks.

 

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