By Le Figaro with AFP
Published yesterday at 11:07 p.m., Updated yesterday at 11:27 p.m.
Daniil Medvedev is qualified for the semi-finals of the Masters. GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE / REUTERS
The Russian Daniil Medvedev will be in the last four of the Masters after beating the German Alexander Zverev (7-6, 6-4) Wednesday evening in Turin.
Russian Daniil Medvedev, world No.3, qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP Masters by beating German Alexander Zverev (7th), 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 on Wednesday in Turin.
Beaten last year in the groups, Medvedev is the first to qualify for the last four. The 2020 Masters winner needed a straight-sets victory. Contract fulfilled at the end of a match where he was however shaken up.
«It was a very difficult match mentally», Analyzed Medvedev at the edge of the court (…) “I lost matches like that this season. I’m happy I was able to win tonight».
Double winner of the event (2018, 2021) and defeater of Alcaraz in the first match, Zverev will play his future in the tournament against the Russian Andrey Rublev, beaten earlier by the Spaniard and already eliminated.
Close to winning the first round, the German may have some regrets. During the deciding game, he first raced into the lead 4-1 before committing several gross errors and wasting two set points. Just one was enough for Medvedev 7-6 (9/7), although his opponent was more impressive in this set.
Solid on their play during the second round, the two players remained neck and neck 4-4. Zverev did have a break point, but his cross-court backhand was too forceful and ended up in the corridor. Annoyed, the German broke down at the end of the match (6-4), accumulating unforced errors, to let the Russian slip towards the final victory.
