He’s earned a popularity as one of the toughest gamers on the group, however Saban noted Thursday that defensive again is a hard place to play if you’re unable to maneuver around very nicely. NEW YORK — Daniil Medvedev predicted he would need to play “eleven out of 10” to get past defending champion and top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz on the US Open. How did Medvedev price his performance against Alcaraz in the semifinals Friday night? “I performed 12 out of 10,” Medvedev declared after eliminating Alcaraz 7-6 , 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to set up a rematch within the final towards Novak Djokovic. The No. 3-seeded Medvedev gained his lone main championship at Flushing Meadows in 2021 by defeating 23-time Slam winner Djokovic in that year’s title match. That prevented Djokovic from completing what would have been the primary calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969.