For Daniil Medvedev, beating Carlos Alcaraz and reaching the U.S. Open final for a third time would require playing at an 11 out of 10 level on Friday. Alcaraz’s reign as Flushing Meadows champion was interrupted by the third-seeded Russian, who won a thrilling match under the closed roof of Arthur Ashe Stadium 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 6-3. But, to win, the Russian needed to perform better than he had anticipated.

During the on-court interview, Medvedev explained that he had to play at his very best to say: “I said I needed to play 11 out of 10, I played 12 out of 10 – except the third set, that’s the only way. To beat him you need to be better than yourself and I managed to do it.”

Medvedev at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023

Ranked world no.3, Medvedev has achieved a composed 55-11 record in 2023. Daniil is currently having a run at the U.S. Open where he defeated the world no.747 Attila Balazs 6-1 6-1 6-0, the world no.69 Christopher O Connell 6-2 6-2 6-7⁶ 6-2, the world no.32 Sebastian Baez 6-2 6-2 7-6⁶, the world no.13 Alex De Minaur 2-6 6-4 6-1 6-2, the world no.8 Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-3 6-4 and the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 7-6³ 6-1 3-6 6-3.

Daniil Medvedev will face the world no.2 Novak Djokovic in the final on Saturday at 4:00 pm on ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM. Their actual record is 9-5

for Djokovic.

Medvedev has won 5 titles in 2023 in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai, Miami and Rome. Daniil was the runner-up in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).

Medvedev won 20 titles in his career: 10 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts, 8 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)

Carlos Alcaraz in 2023

Now the world no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 8^th of September when he lost to world no.3 Daniil Medvedev 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal of the U.S. Open (draw).

At present, during this year Alcaraz has achieved a 58-7 record. The Spaniard clinched 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. The Spaniard got to the final in Rio de Janeiro and Cincinnati.

Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 4 times. Their current head to head is 2-2. Before, the last time they played, Daniil Medvedev won 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in New York (U.S. Open) on the 8^th of September 2023.

In the video below you can watch the highlights.