Already qualified for the semi-finals at the Tournament of Champions, Daniil Medvedev was defeated in two sets by Carlos Alcaraz with a double 6-4, and immediately after the end of the dispute, new suspicions appeared.

Daniil Medvedev has hit back at suggestions he allowed himself to be beaten by Alcaraz to avoid Novak Djokovic in the semis

Daniil Medvedev will face Yannick Sinner in the semi-finals at the Tournament of Champions and the Russian was accused of a lack of fight after being beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the final group match.

Alcaraz’s win changed the group and Daniil Medvedev avoided Novak Djokovic at the semi-final stage.

Immediately after the match, the Russian was accused of deliberately losing the dispute with the former world leader, but at the press conference he had an answer to the contenders.

“After the game two days ago, I said to myself, ‘Oh, that’s good, I’m sure I’ll finish first in the group.’ But it wasn’t even like that. I did everything I could in today’s match. I don’t know how it sounded on TV, but deep down I felt I had a good match, actually much better than against Sasha (Zverev) from my level. Although in a certain sense we lost quite easily.” Daniil Medvedev said.

Tournament of Champions 2023, semi-finals

Novak Djokovic (1 ATP) – Carlos Alcaraz (2 ATP)

Daniil Medvedev (3 ATP) – Yannick Sinner (4 ATP).

>> Records set by Yannick Sinner for Italian men’s tennis

Who won the Tournament of Champions over time

Novak Djokovic 6 (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022)

Roger Federer 6 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011)

Ivan Lendl 5 (1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987)

Pete Sampras 5 (1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999)

Ilye Nastase 4 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)

Boris Becker 3 (1988, 1992, 1995)

John McEnroe (1978, 1983, 1984)

Bjorn Borg 2 (1979, 1980)

Leighton Hewitt 2 (2001, 2002)

Oleksandr Zverev 2 (2018, 2021)

Andy Murray (2016)

Grigor Dimitrov (2017)

Stefanos Tsitsipas (2019)

Daniil Medvedev (2020)

Andre Agassi (1990)

Stan Smith (1970)

Mykola Davydenko (2009)

Stefan Edberg (1989)

Jimmy Connors (1977)

Alex Corretha (1998)

Gustavo Kuerten (2000)

David Nalbandyan (2005)

Manuel Orantes (1976)

Michael Stitch (1993)

Guillermo Vilas (1974).

Tournament of Champions – Records

• Most titles (in singles): Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic (6)

• Most consecutive titles (in singles): Novak Djokovic (4)

• Oldest champion: Novak Djokovic, 35 years and 5 months, 2022

• Youngest champion: John McEnroe, 19 years and 10 months, 1978

• Highest-ranked champion: 1st: Ilie Nastase (1973), Jimmy Connors (1977), Bjorn Borg (1979-80), John McEnroe (1984), Ivan Lendl (1985-87), Pete Sampras (1994, 1996) -97) , Lleyton Hewitt (2002), Roger Federer (2004, 2006-07), Novak Djokovic (2012, 2014-15, 2022) and Andy Murray (2016).

• Champion with the lowest rating: 12th place: David Nalbandyan, 2005.

• Most qualifications: Roger Federer (17)

• Most wins: Roger Federer (59).

The 2023 Tournament of Champions takes place from November 12 to 19 on hard at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy. It has a total prize pool of $9,000,000, starts with the top eight players of the season, and is the reigning champion, Novak Djokovic (double won by Rajiv Ram and Joe Salisbury).