Alcaraz crashes out: Alexander Zverev made no mistake with his second chance to close out a win over seeded 2 Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday night, January 24 and moved into Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev.
The sixth seeded Alexander Zverev was up a break in 3rd set and missed a chance to serve out a win but he didn’t loose his second chance and then finished the game with 6-1, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-4.
The Wimbledon Champion Alcaraz was the only player to beat 10-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic in a Grand slam match last year but not so lucky this time and crashed out.
It was Alexander Zverev’s first win over a top five player at a grand slam. He will face Medvedev, who won a flawless and haed four hour match over Hubert Hurkacz with victory as 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz dumped in thriller by Zverev
Australian Open 2024: The day , January 24, 2024, it was a full drama- filled day of action, with Daniil Medvedev advancing to the semifinal in five sets and Alexander Zverev upsetting Carlos Alcaraz in four sets.On the women’s side, Qinwen Zheng and Dayana Yastremska will meet after winning their quarters.
Zverev pointed out in a conference that Wednesday’s result is most important for her after returning from an ankle injury layoff that ruled him out of Wimbledon and US Open 2022.
He said, “I was on top of my game before the injury happened,” Also added, “I’m extremely happy to be back where I am and winning these kinds of matches, giving myself the chance again. Because last year … I wasn’t a Slam contender.”
Carlos Alcaraz missed the 2023 Australian Open with injury and was into the quarterfinals here for the first time. He had dropped only one set and spent five fewer hours on court than Zverev in the four previous rounds.
Alcaraz said, “I’m sad with my level today, because I have been playing good tennis,” He also added, “Obviously quarterfinal of a Grand Slam is a good run. It’s not what I’m looking for but is not bad.”
The German was serving for the match at 5-3 in the third, just after midnight, when Alcaraz broke for the first time. Alcaraz got back to 5-5 when he chased a shot into the doubles alley and knocked a backhand down the line, beaming a big smile and shaking his racket in a gesture that suggested: “Hello, still here.”
He won the final seven points of the tiebreaker to make it 2-1, flashing a smile after earning four set points when he chased a ball wide and hit a forehand passing shot.
Carlos Alcaraz Girlfriend:
Carlos Alcaraz is the luckiest guy outside the court. The Spaniard is dating for a long time his stunning girlfriend Maria González Giménez. Maria is also a tennis player from Murcia playing for Murcia Club de Tenis.
Net Worth of Alcaraz:
Estimated $20-22 million: Carlos Alcaraz has so far in his short career earned $16,660,732 in career prize money. The biggest cheque he received was at the US Open 2022 when he took home $2.6 million. These added to his brand deals have combined together to raise his net worth to an estimated $20-22 million.
Height of Carlos Alcaraz:
The height of Alcaraz is 1.83m.
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Rohat Bopanna: Oldest-Ever World Number 1 At 43
With the victory over Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni in the Australian Open 2024 quarter-finals, Rohan Bopanna is assured of the top spot in the ATP rankings that will be released on January 29.
The grand old man of Indian tennis continues to soar. At “level 43”, Rohan Bopanna is not done yet.
Bopanna and Ebden won in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) to book a place in the penultimate round of the season-opening Grand Slam.
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