Daniil Medvedev has produced a dominant efficiency towards German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann to achieve his first Italian Open semi-final, cruising to a 6-2 6-2 victory.
Medvedev, who has described himself as a “hard court specialist”, had by no means received a match in Rome earlier than this 12 months’s match however has produced a few of his finest tennis to achieve the final 4 on clay for the primary time since Monte Carlo in 2019.
“I am feeling great,” Medvedev stated after his win on Thursday.
“I said before the tournament I was feeling really great in practice.
“It is all the time a hazard to say this should you lose the primary spherical and also you assume, ‘Why did I say this?’, however I’m proving it.”
World No.3 Medvedev soaked up Hanfmann’s powerful hitting and controlled the baseline exchanges, dominating with his big first serve to wrap up the win in an hour and 20 minutes.
“He was struggling greater than me and I’m pleased with the win and being within the semis,” Medvedev said of Hanfmann, who upset Monte Carlo champion Andrey Rublev and ninth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the last eight.
“I knew I needed to put as many balls into the court docket as potential as a result of he performs aggressively. Maybe he did not play his finest match however that’s the way it works … I’m pleased I may neutralise his attacking fashion.”
Medvedev will meet both world No.5 Stefanos Tsitsipas or Croatian Borna Coric, who play their quarter-final later, as he continues his quest for his fifth title of the season, having triumphed in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai and Miami.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
