Published on March 30, 2023 at 9:40 p.m. – updated on March 31, 2023 at 1:40 a.m.
Winner for the 22nd time in 23 games, Daniil Medvedev stopped the surprising American Chris Eubanks in the quarter-finals of the Miami tournament.
The great adventure of Chris Eubanks therefore ended in the quarter-finals of the Masters 1000 in Miami. 119e world on arriving in Florida, the 26-year-old American surrendered against Daniil Medvedev on Thursday, not without a fight. The one who had secured his place in the big picture thanks to a victory in the tie-break of the third set against the Slovak Lukas Klein, and should be around the 85e world place next Monday, lost in two sets and nearly 1h30 of play against the Russian (6-3, 7-5), who signed a 22e win in their last 23 games. Winner in Rotterdam and Doha before losing in the Indian Wells final against Carlos Alcaraz, who at the same time recovered his place as world number one, Medvedev will face in the last four Karen Khachanov, easy winner of Francisco Cerundolo (6 -3, 6-2), before a possible reunion in the final against the Spaniard.
Meddy on the move ????@DaniilMedwed ends the dream run of Eubanks 6-3, 7-5 to earn a maiden @MiamiOpen semifinal!#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/TS3Bxr9xdc
— ATP Tour (@atptour) March 30, 2023
On Thursday, Medvedev got stronger, facing a confident opponent who had just dismissed Adrian Mannarino in the previous round. The Atlanta native even got five balls from 3-1, all dismissed by the Russian, who then made a double-break before concluding on his first set point. In the second half, he broke to lead 4-2, but Eubanks broke immediately. Medvedev ended up taking the opposing serve as he led 6-5, concluding on his third match point. “I have never started a season so well, then rejoiced the Russian. Lots of matches and tournaments won. I am very happy. I was disappointed in Indian Wells when my streak ended like the last. The only thing to do is to start a new series, and I’m happy to be in such good shape in Miami. »
