Carlos Alcaraz set out on a scouting trip to the Shanghai Masters to observe Daniil Medvedev. In between his matches at the competition, the Spaniard took advantage of some occasional breaks to watch a match involving one of his biggest challengers on the tennis circuit.
Alcaraz, the Wimbledon champion, was observed in the audience during Medvedev’s unexpected loss to Sebastian Korda. The Russian star, Medvedev was upset throughout the game and shattered his racket as he was eliminated in a shocking defeat.
Medvedev made an unbelievable three double errors, showing that he was dissatisfied with his performance. The 27-year-old flopped in his seat turned away, and slammed his racket against the floor after losing the opening set following an exciting tiebreaker. The second set was easily won by Korda, who continued on to go to the round of 16.
Alcaraz saw with curiosity as Medvedev broke down in front of Korda. This season, Alcaraz has already met Medvedev three times, winning two of those contests.
Carlos Alcaraz watching Daniil Medvedev & Sebi Korda in Shanghai.
Scouting. 👀
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 8, 2023
Daniil Medvedev smashed his racquet after losing the 1st set to Sebastian Korda.
That was a very, very tight first set. pic.twitter.com/76Uh4BdAVS
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 8, 2023
Alcaraz in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWWWWWWL Currently ranked no.2, Carlos has managed to achieve a composed 62-8 win-loss record in 2023. Alcaraz is now playing in Shanghai where he conquered the world no.73 Gregoire Barrere 6-2 7-5.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.33 Daniel Evans in the 3rd round on Monday at 6:30 pm on STADIUM COURT. Their record is 3-0 for Alcaraz.
Carlos clinched 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open) and in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open).
Carlos won 13 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Daniil Medvedev in 2023
LWLWWWLWWL Ranked no.3, the Russian played his last match on the 8th of October when he was defeated by world no.26 Sebastian Korda 7-6(8) 6-2 in the 3rd round in Shanghai (draw).
This year Daniil achieved a compiled 60-14 win-loss record. Medvedev clinched 5 titles in 2023 in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai, Miami and Rome. The Russian was the finalist in Indian Wells, U.S. Open and Beijing.
Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev squared off 4 times. Their current head to head is 2-2. The last time they competed against each other, Daniil Medvedev won 7-6(3) 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in New York (U.S. Open) on the 8th of September 2023.
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