"I hope Daniil will feel the same": Alcaraz hoping Medvedev feels Centre Court nerves ahead of Wimbledon clash

Carlos Alcaraz hopes that Daniil Medvedev will get nervous playing the Wimbledon semifinal on Centre Court.

The world No. 1 and world No. 3 will face each other for the third time in their careers. The first time was in the second round of the 2021 Wimbledon, with Medvedev winning convincingly 6-4, 6-1, 6-2. The second meeting was in the final of Indian Wells this year, where Alcaraz claimed the title.

On Friday, they will play the first semifinal of the men's draw, and it will be Medvedev's first match on Centre Court this year, as he has mainly played on Court 1. Medvedev reached the semifinals after a tough victory over American Cristopher Eubanks in 5 sets.

On the other hand, Alcaraz played arguably his best match at SW19 this year, defeating Holger Rune in straight sets. The world No. 1 spoke with Mats Wilander after the triumph and shared his thoughts on the match:

"I didn't expect to win 3-0 [against Rune]," Alcaraz said.

"He's a really tough opponent, I'm sure we're going to have a lot of great moments."

"We're going to play a lot of matches as well. I knew that for him it was not easy to play a quarter-final against me in the Centre Court. It was his first time on Centre Court so I expect that but hopefully had a great game,” the Spaniard added.

"The aura that you live on Centre Court is different than the other ones."

Alcaraz has played on Centre Court since the second round in his victories over Muller, Jarry, Berrettini, and Rune, so he comes with plenty of experience on the main grass court:

"I can only talk with my limited experience, but for me the first time playing on Centre Court was really tough to deal with the nerves about playing in this beautiful court.”

"I hope Daniil will feel the same.”

"But every player is different and I don't know how he's going to feel about playing Centre Court."