Alcaraz faces Medvedev in Vienna Open 2026 semi-final at Wiener Stadthalle on October 31
Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev meet in the Vienna Open 2026 semi-finals on October 31 at the Centre Court of Wiener Stadthalle, with a place in the championship match at stake; the encounter is scheduled to begin at 3 pm local time (7:30 pm IST). The match will determine who progresses to the final of the ATP 500 event.
Alcaraz, a six-time Grand Slam champion, has been in control throughout the week, defeating Karen Khachanov and Nikoloz Basilashvili before overcoming Tommy Paul 6-4, 7-6(2) in the quarter-finals, winning all three matches in straight sets. This semi-final run matches his best-ever campaign in Vienna, which he recorded on his debut in 2021, and he arrives having won 24 consecutive matches at ATP 500 tournaments, including title runs in Doha and Tokyo this year.
Medvedev, the tournament’s third seed and the 2022 Vienna champion, secured his place at the ATP Finals in Turin with a quarter-final victory over Adrian Mannarino. He has won seven matches in a row after clinching the Almaty title last week and earlier in the event produced a second-round comeback from 5-3 down, saving a match point against Cameron Norrie to advance.
Since his fourth-round loss at the US Open, Medvedev has collected titles in Hangzhou and Almaty and reached the semi-finals in Shanghai and Beijing, a sequence that underpins his current run of form. That recent stretch of results has contributed to the momentum he brings into Vienna as he chases another deep tournament showing.
The semi-final will be the pair’s 10th meeting; they have met nine times previously with Alcaraz leading their head-to-head 6-3, including four straight wins before the most recent encounter. Their only meeting this season came in the 2026 Indian Wells semi-finals, which Medvedev won in straight sets, following Indian Wells finals in 2023 and 2024 that Alcaraz had won.
Tactically, Medvedev’s depth from the baseline and a flat, deep backhand that concedes few free points have long troubled Alcaraz, while the Spaniard’s first-strike tennis and a high first-serve percentage have helped him avoid frequent break-point situations. On the fast indoor court at Wiener Stadthalle those serving advantages may be influential, and Medvedev’s heavy recent schedule could make lengthy exchanges a test of his fitness.
Result: Carlos Alcaraz to win in three sets. The semi-final will be broadcast for Indian viewers on Fancode and Tennis Channel India, for American viewers on the Tennis Channel, and for viewers in the United Kingdom on Sky UK.
The winner advances to the Vienna Open final and the match could offer a preview of the players’ form ahead of the year-end ATP Finals in Turin.