World No. 1 Jannik Sinner was defeated by Russian fifth-seed Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, sending him out of the competition.
Sinner was headed for a collision course with another teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz in the last four, setting up what would have been a spectacular semifinal match for SW19.
Although Sinner and Alcaraz are the new faces of professional men’s tennis, another contender for the championship On Tuesday, Medvedev prevailed 6-7 (7-9) 6-4 7-6 (7-4) 2-6 6-3.
After his greatest run last year, when he was ultimately defeated by Alcaraz, it means that the Russian has advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals for the second time in a row.
Medvedev will face Alcaraz again in this year’s semi-finals, after the current Wimbledon champion battled past Tommy Paul in his quarter-final match.
Alcaraz has won four of his six meetings with Medvedev and it will mark their third match together at Wimbledon in total.
The first time they played at the All England Club was in 2021 when Medvedev conjured up a 6-4 6-1 6-2 second-round win over the three-time major winner.
‘I knew if I want to beat Jannik it needs to be a tough match,’ Medvedev said in his in-court interview. ‘He’s not anymore a guy you can beat easy.
‘I felt at one moment He wasn’t feeling good but I knew it could get away. He started playing better.
‘I’m happy I managed to still stay at a high level. It was great points and a great match. I’m happy to win and I’m looking forward.’
Quizzed about Sinner not feeling well during the match – which saw the Italian have his temperature and blood pressure checked – before he left the court and came back out, Medvedev added: ‘It’s actually very tough [when that happens].
‘One moment I could feel he didn’t move that well. It’s always tricky because you wanna play more points to make him suffer a bit more… In a good way!
However, you also know that he will eventually say, “Okay, I’m tired of running.” I’m going to give it my all, then. That’s exactly what he did. To win the third set, he needed set points. Maybe in a way, I would rather not be in this circumstance. When all ends well, everything is OK. Thus, I’m not too unhappy.