Two former world no. 1 remain contrary because the title of Beijing has reached the semi -final of the China in separate halves of the trek.
I certainly played the way I wanted today, not much, aggressively missing if I have to, defending as I have to, run great, so definitely improve and I look forward to trying to improve even more. ” Daniil Medvedev
Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev After their respective quarter -final games on Monday, stay on course to meet each other in the final and both had comfortable passages in the last four.
The big game of the day is expected to be the clash of Medvedev with the World No. 3, Alexander Zverev, but did not meet expectations such as the Russian, given the ranking of his opponent, was connected to legal sets.
The 29-year-old plays in his 60th semi-final and his first since June in Halle, while he still gets some momentum back to climb back on the ranking that slid to 18.
“It’s great, but I always want more,” Medvedev said after his victory. “In the beginning of your career, figures are important. If you achieve a lot, it is more about just doing your best, and I have not been doing my best for a while, so I am happy that I am playing in the half -time again, to beat great opponents.”
Medvedev saved all four breakpoints he encountered and managed to prevent him from having too much pressure from the second placed Zverev for his fifth consecutive victory over the German AAS to lead him 14-7 in general.
“I played great, I checked the game pretty well. I felt that I had all the opportunities,” Medvedev said. “He just had, I think, one game on my serve where he put a lot of pressure on me and luckily I made a great game to save it. And different from that, I think I put a lot of pressure on him, played great and I am happy to win.”
“I certainly played the way I wanted today, not much, not much, aggressive as I have to, defensively if I have to, run great,” concluded Medvedev. “So definitely improve and look forward to trying to improve even more.”
In order to reach the last and a possible meeting with Sinner, Medvedev has to beat the American teenage leather ten who improved in the semi-final when the fourth Italian Italian Lorenzo Musetti was injured after the 19-year-old had raised the game and had taken a lead in the decision-maker.
The actual problem of the Italian still has to be confirmed, but is considered a thigh injury, but he did not get a sympathy for the Chinese crowd and was booed in court. They had not forgotten it, let alone that he had forgiven him for an eruption against them when he complained about their coughs during his opening round victory.
The score in favor of the student was 4-6 6-3 3-0 when he threw in the towel and his fans will await news about the extent of the injury and whether it will hinder his qualification for the ATP final where he is currently in 7th place.
Jannik Sinner illuminates in the semi -final
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Jannik Sinner, at the top of the trek, produced a strong version to send Fabian Marozsan 6-1 7-5 and picked up the strong challenge of the Hungarian shoulders in the second set by gathering a break to claim the last three games of the game.
“I feel that I started very well in the first set and we both played very well in the second set,” Sinner admitted. “I had a number of big chances at 4-3, but couldn’t use them. He is someone whose peak is very high, I knew that before the game. When he served for the set, he made a few casual mistakes that naturally helped me to come back and win in two.
“Of course it is also psychological, but it is also how you arrive at these times. I tried to fight, had a heavy service game that keeps 0-30 a few times. I am happy how I fought today.”
Now in the semi-final in Beijing for the third time, the 2023 champion Sinner will take on the third seed Alex the Minaur for a place in the champion match after the Australian had handed his place by the Czech Jakub Mensik who deducted after only five games.
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