It was then plain sailing for the Tuscan, who read his opponent's serve perfectly to break repeatedly and used his elegant single-handed backhand to perfection to set up a clash with wildcard Valentin Royer or lucky loser Daniel Elahi Galan.
Alcaraz, whose tournament so far has been typified by lapses in concentration and drops in intensity, was on the back foot as Medvedev clinched the first set in a tiebreak.
Images from the US Open matches played at Flushing Meadows on Saturday
Centre Court fans celebrated a home champion as Neal Skupski and Dutch partner Wesley Koolhof won the Wimbledon men's doubles title.
Top Indian doubles player Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden continued their dream run to advance into the Wimbledon semi-final.
First launched in 1924 and celebrating its centenary next year, the Wimbledon Ballot is intended to be the fairest means of obtaining tickets for The Championships.
Aryna Sabalenka said she has apologised to Coco Gauff after dismissing the American's maiden French Open triumph
'There are a number of unique challenges elite tennis players have to face. The game is gladiatorial in nature with nowhere for players to hide and no team mate or manager to help deflect the pressure.'
'I've seen Federer and Nadal and they played a couple of good finals but nothing comes close to this.'
The Australian's determination to once again display his talent on the Wimbledon lawns is an illustration of the huge importance the grasscourt Grand Slam has played in his career.
Japan's Osaka beat Swiss lucky loser Viktorija Golubic
World number one Jannik Sinner wants to use the Halle Open as a chance to bounce back from sleepless nights after his agonising loss to rival Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open final this month.
Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic
Both Caravaggio and Djokovic entered worlds ruled by giants, shattered conventions with defiance, and redefined greatness within the rigid lines of their craft. One with a brush, the other with a racquet but both turned their tools into instruments of disruption. And ultimate greatness.
Ahead of this year's Wimbledon, Russian and Belarusian players signed personal declarations that cleared them to compete in this year's Championship.
Novak Djokovic grabbed a two-set lead in his fourth round match against Hubert Hurkacz before play was suspended at Wimbledon on Sunday.
Zverev and Shelton tested each other in a high-quality encounter before the world number three played a near flawless tiebreak to clinch the match in little over two hours and stretch his career win-loss record over the American to 3-0.
Carlos Alcaraz ended Novak Djokovic's reign to usher in a new era at Wimbledon -- a win that was being trumpeted as the changing of the guard in men's tennis.
'I think war made me stronger and also made me mentally stronger'
Together, the two young stars have now claimed seven out of the last eight Grand Slam titles.
Wimbledon champion and world number three Elena Rybakina pulled out of a warm-up event in Eastbourne.
The five top contenders for the women's title at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday.
Another day, another milestone reached for Novak Djokovic as he racked up Grand Slam victory number 350.
Tommy Paul becomes first American man to reach French Open quarters in 22 years!
But the 29-year-old late bloomer found a way back into the match and rattled off the next four games to book her second-round spot.
Nine-times Wimbledon men's doubles champion Todd Woodbridge said on Thursday it was "heartbreaking" to hear the All England Club had made the decision to cut the event to best-of-three sets rather than five from this year.
Alexander Zverev's quest for a first grasscourt title took an unexpected turn at the Halle Open on Friday when the German second seed was forced to sprint from court to vomit mid-match before rallying to defeat Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-4, 7-6(8).
Swiatek is positioned to face American fourth seed Jessica Pegula in the semi-finals.
'They banned us from Wimbledon and what did it change? Nothing - they're still doing this and this is the sad (part) of this situation'
Images from Day 4 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Kyrgios had a surgery on his left knee earlier this year and lost in his comeback match after a five-month layoff against China's Wu Yibing
Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam to ban competitors from Russia and Belarus last year.
MERTENS OVERPOWERS RUSE TO WIN FIRST GRASS TITLE
A seemingly invincible Novak Djokovic playing some of the best tennis of his career at 36 heads to Wimbledon seeking to tighten his stranglehold.
The pair of Bopanna and Ebden will next face Dutch-American pair of David Pel and Reese Stalder in the round of 16 on Tuesday.
Carlos Alcaraz was pushed all the way by fellow-Spaniard Jaume Munar in a thrilling contest
The French Open is elevating its total purse at Roland Garros to about $63.7 million, an increase of 5.21 percent compared to last year.
Russian teenage sensation Mirra Andreeva continued her giant-slaying exploits at the Dubai Tennis Championships by upsetting Kazakhstani sixth seed Elena Rybakina in the semi-finals.
Carlos Alcaraz is the third Spaniard to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final after Manuel Santana and Rafael Nadal.
Carlos Alcaraz heralded the changing of the guard in men's tennis as he ended Novak Djokovic's long reign at Wimbledon
