Daniil Medvedev has overwhelmed acquainted rival Alexander Zverev by an surprisingly snug 6-4 6-3 to guide his place within the China Open remaining.
This was the fifth assembly between the pair this season and though the Russian world No.3 Medvedev gained three of the earlier 4, Zverev had gained their most up-to-date conflict in Cincinnati.
Zverev additionally gained the Chengdu title final week, however the German’s seven-match profitable streak got here to an finish as Medvedev’s robust serve enabled the second seed to save lots of the 4 break factors he confronted.
“I’m really happy with my level. Roof closed, different conditions today, much faster,” Medvedev added.
“Both of us are big servers so it came down to just a few opportunities and I managed to serve better when I had break points to save than he did.”
Medvedev now awaits the winner of Tuesday’s second semi-final between high seed Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
