Alcaraz Beats Medvedev to Reach Vienna Open Final

Carlos Alcaraz reached the Vienna Open final for the first time on Saturday by beating Daniil Medvedev. The Spaniard will play the 37th tour-level final of his career. It is his fifth final of the year, and his winning streak in ATP 500 matches has also grown to 25.

Alcaraz took the first set. Medvedev double faulted on one of the set points, giving his opponent the advantage. In the second set, the Russian recovered, held his serve and forced the set into a tiebreak. In the tiebreak, Alcaraz gave his opponent no chance with his powerful forehand and backhand, and he completed the match in 96 minutes.

The win carried a sense of revenge for the Spaniard. In March, in the Indian Wells semifinal, Medvedev had handed Alcaraz his first defeat of this season. Medvedev's seven-match winning streak also came to an end with this match.

Both players are among the four men who have qualified for the season-ending ATP Finals next month. On Sunday, Alcaraz will face the winner of the final between top seed Alexander Zverev and Australia's Alex de Minaur.