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Carlos Alcaraz has been told he has the same effect as Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal when entering tournaments. Daniil Medvedev said the 20-year-old was the title favourite everywhere he went as the Russian spoke following his early exit from the Shanghai Masters. It comes after Alcaraz snubbed Djokovic and labelled Medvedev the man to beat on hard courts right now – a claim that has already been proven wrong following the world No 3\u2019s loss in Shanghai.<\/p>\n
Medvedev suffered a 7-6(8) 6-2 defeat at the hands of Sebastian Korda on Sunday, with the American getting a win over the 27-year-old for the second time this year. The world No 3 came into the Shanghai Masters off the back of reaching last week\u2019s final in Beijing.<\/p>\n
He was also the most recent champion in Shanghai, winning the tournament last time it was played in 2019. As the second seed this year, Medvedev received a bye into the second round but ended up winning just one match before crashing out to Korda. Following his defeat, the Russian named Alcaraz as the title favourite, comparing him to Djokovic and Nadal.<\/p>\n
\u201cTough to say. I would say, in general, if we talk like about shape right now, Carlos is just, at the moment, he’s, let’s say, the player like Novak, Rafa were before,\u201d Medvedev said. \u201cEvery time he’s in the tournament he’s the biggest, or when Novak is there, one of the two biggest contenders for the title.\u201d<\/p>\n
Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive tennis news<\/strong><\/p>\n Just in <\/strong> Andy Murray’s mum admits she ‘gets herself into trouble’ as she calls for change[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n The 27-year-old also named another contender – Jannik Siner, who beat him to win the China Open title last week. Medvedev added: \u201cJannik is in great shape, let’s see how physically he can adapt to also playing Beijing last week. So I would say they are the two biggest favourites.<\/p>\n \u201cBut at the same time, that’s why we like tennis. Maybe Jannik loses today, Carlos loses tomorrow, and it’s all over. But, yeah, so, let’s see. That’s why tennis is interesting, we can never know.\u201d<\/p>\n For now, it\u2019s Medvedev\u2019s Shanghai hopes that are all over. And it contradicts a strong statement made by Alcaraz. In a recent interview, the world No 2 was asked who the player to beat was on a hard court currently, also naming the likes of Djokovic and Sinner before snubbing them for the \u201cmain\u201d man, Medvedev.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/590x\/secondary\/5001458.jpg?r=1696835798512\")
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