1-3！ World No. 1 Alcaraz did not defend his title, and May reached the US Open final for the third time before playing Deyo

In the second semifinal of the 2023 US Open men's singles that ended on September 9, Beijing time, world No. 1 Spanish genius Alcaraz, lost 1-3 to No. 3 seed, Russia's Dmitry Medvedev, after four hard games, and did not defend his title, with 4 sets 6(3)-7, 1-6, 6-3 and 3-6. Medvedev has reached the US Open final for the third time in his career and will once again fight Novak Djokovic for the title.

Alcaraz is the 2022 US Open champion, while Medvedev is the 2021 US Open champion. The two have met three times before, with Akka winning 2 and losing 1. In this year's Wimbledon semifinals, Alcaraz also played against Medvedev in the semifinals, and the in-form Aaka swept May's final in straight sets and finally defeated Deyo to win the title.

In this match, the two sides met again, and the first set was very intense. In the first 12 games, the two held serve and had to enter the tie-break, and Medvedev suddenly scored four consecutive points after three draws, and finally won the first set 7-3.

Perhaps affected by the regrettable loss of the first set to win seven sets, Alcaraz suddenly lost his touch in the second set, and the one-serve goal rate dropped sharply. Medvedev, on the other hand, continued his good form, winning three consecutive sets to take a 3-0 lead. Although Akka struggled to save serve in the fourth game, Mei won three more games in a row, eventually winning the second set 6-1, leading 2-0 on aggregate.

In the third set, Aaka, who had no way back, finally regained his form, and in the fourth game he completed his first break of the game to take a 3-1 lead. Neither side broke serve after that, with Alcaraz pulling back the set 6-3.

In the fourth set, the two sides held serve in the first five games, and Medvedev, who served first, led 3-2. In the sixth game, the two sides engaged in a fierce tug-of-war on Alcaraz's serve, and Medvedev managed to break serve on the second break point to establish a 4-2 advantage. In the 9th game, Mei withstood the pressure to save 3 break points and tenaciously saved serve. In the end, Medvedev won the fourth set 6-3, thus knocking out the active world No. 1 3-1.

After beating Alcaraz, Medvedev reached his fifth Grand Slam men's singles final in his career, after winning one title and three runners-up four times before. It was also the third time in his career that he had reached the US Open final, two years ago when May swept Djokovic 3-0 to win his first Grand Slam title. Now, two years later, the two sides will meet again, which will definitely be very interesting.