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[Smack That Ace]

Anybody watching Zverev - Alcaraz? Zverev destroyed him in the 1st set.

Alcaraz had it easy so far while Zverev struggled a lot, I expected him to win easily.
He'll need to improve drastically to have a chance to turn this around.

Alcaraz vs zverev
The match is currently going on and so far Zverev is ahead in this match. Currently, he has already been able to win the first two sets. In the third set, things are still looking competitive. But this one is also in favor of Zverev as well.  Things are definitely not looking good for Alcaraz. But let's see if he can turn things around. It is definitely going to be very hard even if he can do it.

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[kro55]

It seems that many were surprised to see the score in the Zverev vs Alcaraz match because it was not what many people predicted, and currently Alcaraz is two sets behind Zverev, a very impressive performance from a player who spent more time on the court to get to the quarterfinals. The third set will really determine whether Alcaraz will be able to survive in this tournament or whether Zverev will close out the match.
From those who have been to the semi-finals, Sinner has the most solid performance and whoever will go to the semi-finals between Zverev or Alcaraz, these are all the top players who will make the semi-finals and finals very interesting and this year Djokovic will not easily defend his title, it is even very possible that his progress will be stopped in the semi-finals and his winning streak at the Australian Open will be broken.

I was also surprised to see the score of this match. people are talking this match was going to be a lot more competitive. But so far the match has not been competitive at all. So far Zverev has been ahead in this match and it does not seem like things are going to change. Might be a very embarrassing loss for Alcaraz. But I think it is probably not happening. People might say that I am talking too much negative. But it is what it is. It will have to be very hard work for Alcaraz and his opponent will have to also make a few mistakes for him to win this match.

[vennali]

3rd set into the tie break. Carlitos loses the first 2 sets convincingly against Zverev. It will be interesting if he manages to crawl back into the match. If there's anything in his favor, he has immense cardio. The Spaniard can run for days while Zverev isn't half bad himself. Could get interesting if Alcaraz gets the 3rd. However, Zverev is trying to shut it all down as he leads a mini break 2-0 in the 3rd set tie breaker.

Edit: Wooow, Carlos really stepped it up! after being down 2-0 in the tie breaker, he wins the next 7 in a row to take the 3rd set 7-6! Game on.

[serveria.com]

And Zverev wins! 

[bct_ail]

At the end of set 3 the joy from Alcaraz returned. And that resulted in a much better game. But Zverev answered great right at the start of set 4. I think that gave him back his courage. In the fourth set, it was a match of eye level. But overall Zverev played much more aggressively and that was the key for his success. After almost being eliminated from the Australien Open he showed great tennis today.

[aoluain]

Medvedev needed 5 sets for reaching the semi-finals. Hurkacz played more risky in this match, while Medvedev played it for safely. That was interesting to watch. It was a match that took a lot of energy. Medvedev said in the interview, hes is totally exhausted but happy. Now he can recover a little bit and watch who his next opponent will be. Alcaraz or Zverev.

Medvedev has never been a good tennis player in my eyes. Hurkacz fought well, but Medvedev came out on top.
It is a fact that Novak plays tennis more effectively despite his age. If Novak had not been banned from the Australian Open when he was anti-vaccination, he could have become the Australian Open champion that year too.
He is one of the favorites this year too, but there is a threat like Alcaraz. I am looking forward to seeing how Alcaraz will perform in front of Zverev.
Medvedev passed this round, only to be crushed by Alcaraz in the semi-finals.

Define "good player". Medvedev is real good, his is an ex #1 ATP player and a GS winner! If you mean he has poor technical skills, I agree, but that doesn't make him a bad player. There are thousands of players with perfect forehands and backhands and serves and volleys but unfortunately they can't win in a competitive match.

Anyway, WTA semifinals are known:

Sabalenka v Gauff
Yastremska v Zheng

The Ukrainian qualifier Yastremska is the biggest suprise of this tournament. And her journey is not over yet.

Now watching Zverev v Alcaraz and it's 6:1 Zverev first set. What a surprise! My bet is on Carlitos so I'm praying he's gonna come back.

Technically I don't like it at all and I don't think it's good. He is a tennis player who won the 2021 US Open championship, but I do not like it. Once upon a time, there was Goran Ivanisevic, a Croatian tennis player, but I never liked him either. He beat Patrick Rafter in the final with no technical skills, only hard serves, and became the Wimbledon champion. For example, both Nadal and Novak would be technical and the fight would be extreme. Medvedev is someone who has also won ATP championships, but he is not the tennis player that interests me. I also respect those who like it.

Well he has what it takes to win matches, be consistently reaching quarter finals and
semi finals and winning tournaments, they might not be grand slams but he has a lot
going for his game, he isnt ranked #3 on world rankings for nothing! Of course not everyone
likes him, but thats not the point and he doesnt care.

Here we are again, he is in another semi final to play Zverev, for me its hard to call
this one, alot of people would expect a Djokovic v Medvedev final.

I have my bet on for Sinner to beat Djokovic, Imagine a Sinner v Zverev final?

[ajanwalker]

Medvedev needed 5 sets for reaching the semi-finals. Hurkacz played more risky in this match, while Medvedev played it for safely. That was interesting to watch. It was a match that took a lot of energy. Medvedev said in the interview, hes is totally exhausted but happy. Now he can recover a little bit and watch who his next opponent will be. Alcaraz or Zverev.

Medvedev has never been a good tennis player in my eyes. Hurkacz fought well, but Medvedev came out on top.
It is a fact that Novak plays tennis more effectively despite his age. If Novak had not been banned from the Australian Open when he was anti-vaccination, he could have become the Australian Open champion that year too.
He is one of the favorites this year too, but there is a threat like Alcaraz. I am looking forward to seeing how Alcaraz will perform in front of Zverev.
Medvedev passed this round, only to be crushed by Alcaraz in the semi-finals.

Define "good player". Medvedev is real good, his is an ex #1 ATP player and a GS winner! If you mean he has poor technical skills, I agree, but that doesn't make him a bad player. There are thousands of players with perfect forehands and backhands and serves and volleys but unfortunately they can't win in a competitive match.

Anyway, WTA semifinals are known:

Sabalenka v Gauff
Yastremska v Zheng

The Ukrainian qualifier Yastremska is the biggest suprise of this tournament. And her journey is not over yet.

Now watching Zverev v Alcaraz and it's 6:1 Zverev first set. What a surprise! My bet is on Carlitos so I'm praying he's gonna come back.

Technically I don't like it at all and I don't think it's good. He is a tennis player who won the 2021 US Open championship, but I do not like it. Once upon a time, there was Goran Ivanisevic, a Croatian tennis player, but I never liked him either. He beat Patrick Rafter in the final with no technical skills, only hard serves, and became the Wimbledon champion. For example, both Nadal and Novak would be technical and the fight would be extreme. Medvedev is someone who has also won ATP championships, but he is not the tennis player that interests me. I also respect those who like it.

Well he has what it takes to win matches, be consistently reaching quarter finals and
semi finals and winning tournaments, they might not be grand slams but he has a lot
going for his game, he isnt ranked #3 on world rankings for nothing! Of course not everyone
likes him, but thats not the point and he doesnt care.

Here we are again, he is in another semi final to play Zverev, for me its hard to call
this one, alot of people would expect a Djokovic v Medvedev final.

I have my bet on for Sinner to beat Djokovic, Imagine a Sinner v Zverev final?

I can say that the Australian Open has no meaning for me. I was waiting for the Alcaraz Novak final, but Alcaraz lost 1-3 to Zverev today and said goodbye to the tournament.
I don't want to make any more predictions about who will beat whom, but the biggest favorite for me right now will be Novak Djokovic. I don't know who his opponent will be in the final, but my predictions are generally the opposite.
Since I said I don't like Medvedev technically, I wouldn't be surprised if Medvedev becomes the champion.

[DanWalker]

At the end of set 3 the joy from Alcaraz returned. And that resulted in a much better game. But Zverev answered great right at the start of set 4. I think that gave him back his courage. In the fourth set, it was a match of eye level. But overall Zverev played much more aggressively and that was the key for his success. After almost being eliminated from the Australien Open he showed great tennis today.

Zverev is ahead to the semi finals of this tournament. He performed really well in this match. He literally did not give any chance to his opponent. And to me, not at a single moment, I thought Alcaraz would be able to make a big comeback after he was down two sets to zero. I was actually a little sad, to be honest. Because I thought the matches were going to be competitive. But that was not the case. And people might think that I am talking trash about Alcaraz, but I am genuinely not and I obviously honestly expected Alcaraz to perform better.

[babygun]

At the end of set 3 the joy from Alcaraz returned. And that resulted in a much better game. But Zverev answered great right at the start of set 4. I think that gave him back his courage. In the fourth set, it was a match of eye level. But overall Zverev played much more aggressively and that was the key for his success. After almost being eliminated from the Australien Open he showed great tennis today.

Zverev is ahead to the semi finals of this tournament. He performed really well in this match. He literally did not give any chance to his opponent. And to me, not at a single moment, I thought Alcaraz would be able to make a big comeback after he was down two sets to zero. I was actually a little sad, to be honest. Because I thought the matches were going to be competitive. But that was not the case. And people might think that I am talking trash about Alcaraz, but I am genuinely not and I obviously honestly expected Alcaraz to perform better.

Didn't see it coming especially after Zverev had some matches were he was not really great. I wonder what the odd for Zverev was as Alcaraz was clearly the favorite to win this match. Djokovic has been the top favorite to win the title but maybe Sinner can put up a fight and maybe cause an upset.

[temple]

At the end of set 3 the joy from Alcaraz returned. And that resulted in a much better game. But Zverev answered great right at the start of set 4. I think that gave him back his courage. In the fourth set, it was a match of eye level. But overall Zverev played much more aggressively and that was the key for his success. After almost being eliminated from the Australien Open he showed great tennis today.

Zverev is ahead to the semi finals of this tournament. He performed really well in this match. He literally did not give any chance to his opponent. And to me, not at a single moment, I thought Alcaraz would be able to make a big comeback after he was down two sets to zero. I was actually a little sad, to be honest. Because I thought the matches were going to be competitive. But that was not the case. And people might think that I am talking trash about Alcaraz, but I am genuinely not and I obviously honestly expected Alcaraz to perform better.

Didn't see it coming especially after Zverev had some matches were he was not really great. I wonder what the odd for Zverev was as Alcaraz was clearly the favorite to win this match. Djokovic has been the top favorite to win the title but maybe Sinner can put up a fight and maybe cause an upset.

That's a surprising result for the game Alcaraz against Zverev. I don't know what the odds were, but this game has bee a huge disappointment for Alcaraz. Starting the game being two sets down and only winning one game in the first set and three games in the second set, I wonder what was going on with Alcaraz. This almost looks as if he had some physical issues. He is far away from his best at the moment and Zverev should have been beaten by him.

Djokovic is unbelievable. The guy keeps bringing these impressive results and everyone wants to get an idea of how long he will keep playing on that level. I think he will give us another few years of unmatched tennis.

[aoluain]

Medvedev needed 5 sets for reaching the semi-finals. Hurkacz played more risky in this match, while Medvedev played it for safely. That was interesting to watch. It was a match that took a lot of energy. Medvedev said in the interview, hes is totally exhausted but happy. Now he can recover a little bit and watch who his next opponent will be. Alcaraz or Zverev.

Medvedev has never been a good tennis player in my eyes. Hurkacz fought well, but Medvedev came out on top.
It is a fact that Novak plays tennis more effectively despite his age. If Novak had not been banned from the Australian Open when he was anti-vaccination, he could have become the Australian Open champion that year too.
He is one of the favorites this year too, but there is a threat like Alcaraz. I am looking forward to seeing how Alcaraz will perform in front of Zverev.
Medvedev passed this round, only to be crushed by Alcaraz in the semi-finals.

Define "good player". Medvedev is real good, his is an ex #1 ATP player and a GS winner! If you mean he has poor technical skills, I agree, but that doesn't make him a bad player. There are thousands of players with perfect forehands and backhands and serves and volleys but unfortunately they can't win in a competitive match.

Anyway, WTA semifinals are known:

Sabalenka v Gauff
Yastremska v Zheng

The Ukrainian qualifier Yastremska is the biggest suprise of this tournament. And her journey is not over yet.

Now watching Zverev v Alcaraz and it's 6:1 Zverev first set. What a surprise! My bet is on Carlitos so I'm praying he's gonna come back.

yes two womens semi finals starting with Gauff v Sabalenka in less than an hour.
The odds are Gauff 2.75 v 1.45 Sabalenka. I really hope Coco can get past Sabalenka, I
know deserves have nothing to do with this but she does deserve a crack at a grand slam
final. Like the Djokokvic v Sinner mens semi final I'm putting a small bet on Gauff, she
does have a chance.

[karabiber]

Daniil Medvedev struggled against Hurkacz but won in five sets to reach the semifinals. Zverev is playing his best tennis since injury and played an incredible game against Alcaraz and passed an important test. He is one of the most in form men's singles players at the moment and it's nice to see Zverev so motivated again. Zverev has a tremendous serve and he will need it against Medvedev. There is a tension between the two players that spills off the court and it will be reflected in the match. It's hard to pick sides in this match but Zverev's recent performance seems to explain some things.

[bct_ail]

Daniil Medvedev struggled against Hurkacz but won in five sets to reach the semifinals. Zverev is playing his best tennis since injury and played an incredible game against Alcaraz and passed an important test. He is one of the most in form men's singles players at the moment and it's nice to see Zverev so motivated again. Zverev has a tremendous serve and he will need it against Medvedev. There is a tension between the two players that spills off the court and it will be reflected in the match. It's hard to pick sides in this match but Zverev's recent performance seems to explain some things.

I am really surprised from Zverevs performance. He showed (his) top tennis against Alcaraz. While he was on the brink of elimination in the previous rounds, he showed against Alcaraz that he has developed further. In particular his first serve  was much better than before. He had always have problems with that. Also the whole body language were much more focused and better than before.
But he also had a great development in the past and then his performance took five steps back again. So I do not see him as the favourite in the match against Medvedev.

[kro55]

Daniil Medvedev struggled against Hurkacz but won in five sets to reach the semifinals. Zverev is playing his best tennis since injury and played an incredible game against Alcaraz and passed an important test. He is one of the most in form men's singles players at the moment and it's nice to see Zverev so motivated again. Zverev has a tremendous serve and he will need it against Medvedev. There is a tension between the two players that spills off the court and it will be reflected in the match. It's hard to pick sides in this match but Zverev's recent performance seems to explain some things.

I am really surprised from Zverevs performance. He showed (his) top tennis against Alcaraz. While he was on the brink of elimination in the previous rounds, he showed against Alcaraz that he has developed further. In particular his first serve  was much better than before. He had always have problems with that. Also the whole body language were much more focused and better than before.
But he also had a great development in the past and then his performance took five steps back again. So I do not see him as the favourite in the match against Medvedev.

Zverev is probably not going to be my first pick as well, to be honest. Even though he performed really well and beat Alcaraz pretty easily, I think he might actually struggle in this match. And even though Medvedev actually had to work really hard to win the last match, I think he will be the favourite to win this match as well. I just hope that after such hard work, he will be ready 100% to play in this match. Of course, i am just talking about my opinion and there is actually no favourite in this match. It is definitely going to be a 50-50 match in my opinion and i am also expecting this match to be a close one.

[Hirose UK]

At the end of set 3 the joy from Alcaraz returned. And that resulted in a much better game. But Zverev answered great right at the start of set 4. I think that gave him back his courage. In the fourth set, it was a match of eye level. But overall Zverev played much more aggressively and that was the key for his success. After almost being eliminated from the Australien Open he showed great tennis today.

Zverev got great win and he managed to beat pretty great player like Alcaraz, we saw that in the first and second sets Zverev managed to have the advantage and in the third set Alcaraz took over the game by winning it, but in the last fourth set both players really fight hard.
Alcaraz tried to play as well as he could in to get the win and was able to draw with score of 2 - 2 so that there would be additional matches to continue to have chance to win the match.
It just that Zverev didn't give up and he really showed how to fight to win, I don't really believe that Zverev managed to beat Alcaraz and of course this defeat made us Alcaraz fans experience some losses.

Congratulations to Zverev on his win and he earned safe spot due to the success in this match.

[aoluain]

Daniil Medvedev struggled against Hurkacz but won in five sets to reach the semifinals. Zverev is playing his best tennis since injury and played an incredible game against Alcaraz and passed an important test. He is one of the most in form men's singles players at the moment and it's nice to see Zverev so motivated again. Zverev has a tremendous serve and he will need it against Medvedev. There is a tension between the two players that spills off the court and it will be reflected in the match. It's hard to pick sides in this match but Zverev's recent performance seems to explain some things.

I am really surprised from Zverevs performance. He showed (his) top tennis against Alcaraz. While he was on the brink of elimination in the previous rounds, he showed against Alcaraz that he has developed further. In particular his first serve  was much better than before. He had always have problems with that. Also the whole body language were much more focused and better than before.
But he also had a great development in the past and then his performance took five steps back again. So I do not see him as the favourite in the match against Medvedev.

Personally I'm not all that surprised, he has been playing great, he seems to be carrying his
good form from the United Cup into this grand slam. Medvedev up next, you would think
having beaten Alcaraz he can beat Medvedev but things dont always work out that way!


Its a Sabalenks v Zheng final, Coco couldnt beat Sabalenka today, thata a pity
for her and for my bet. It kind of has to be a Sabalenka title this year again I think.

[bitbollo]

third set of the semifinal between Djokovic and Sinner. Italian guy has one point break as advantage and now he is serving for the final...

This match is probably a sort of "handover" between the two players.
I have been supporting the theory. for years that Sinner is a sort of predestined (and even Nike agrees with me, given that he invested 100 million USD in sponsorship...).

Be ready for next gen...

[aoluain]

third set of the semifinal between Djokovic and Sinner. Italian guy has one point break as advantage and now he is serving for the final...

This match is probably a sort of "handover" between the two players.
I have been supporting the theory. for years that Sinner is a sort of predestined (and even Nike agrees with me, given that he invested 100 million USD in sponsorship...).

Be ready for next gen...

B O O M - Sinner has arrived and exploded into the final by demolishing Djokovic.
He has dropped his first set of the tournament but in the end won 'easily' 1-6, 2-6, 7-6, 3-6

I agree bitbollo, more and more the next gen are making their mark, tbh Sinner should
be able to win the final now against either Medvedev or Zverev if he can be mentally
ready which we know he can be.

This is brilliant for Jannik and for my bet !

[cryptofrka]

Woah, Sinner. I am so bummed I haven't watched it, it started at 4am local time.
When I woke up (7am), it was already over.

I read that Đoković did not have a single break point in the whole match. Crazy if true.

To be perfectly honest though, if Medvedev gets to the final, he'll be my favorite for the title.

[ajanwalker]

I can say that Sinner played great tennis. He took the first set 6-1. I thought Novak must not have been able to concentrate on the game, but this time he lost the second set 6-2. It was a close fight in the 3rd set, but Novak won this set 7-6 as a result of a tie break. I don't think Old Wolf was in a good mood. When the 4th (last set for Novak) ended with Sinner leading 6-3, Novak was eliminated from this year's Australian Open.
I thought Alcaraz and Novak would play for the final, but it didn't happen.
The Australian Open is over for me as of today. Congratulations to whoever wins.