Should the 25-year-old Daniil Medvedev, who was seeded two, reach the semifinals, he would also meet a feasible opponent there – Félix Auger-Aliassime (Canada / No. 12), Frances Tiafoe (USA), Peter Gojowczyk (Germany / qualifier) or Carlos Alcaraz (Spain), who is only 18 years old, was still eligible as of Sunday evening.
A duel with Grand Slam dominator Novak Djokovic (Serbia / No. 1) or Alexander Zverev (Germany / No. 4), who is currently in top form, is only possible in the final.
With the clear victory over Daniel Evans (Great Britain / No. 24), who only managed one break against Medvedev, the Russian increased his record in his favorite Grand Slam tournament to 18: 4.
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In 2019 Medvedev had just lost the final to Rafael Nadal, in 2020 he failed in the semifinals against eventual winner Dominic Thiem.
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Like Roger Federer, Nadal and Thiem will not be at the start in New York in 2021 due to injury.
“I was very happy with my serve today,” said Daniil Medvedev, who has a clear goal in mind in New York: “I just want to make it to the final again and make some better memories.”
Round of 16 men on Sunday:
- Botic van de Zandschulp (NED/Q) – Diego Schwartzman (ARG/11) 6:3, 6:4, 5:7, 5:7, 6:1
- Daniil Medvedev (RUS/2) – Daniel Evans (GBR/24) 6:3, 6:4, 6:3
- Peter Gojowczyk (GER / Q) – Carlos Alcaraz (ESP)
- Frances Tiafoe (USA) – Félix Auger-Aliassime (CAN/12) – Night Session
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