Daniil Medvedev’s 2025 campaign has been anything but smooth, but if there is a stage in which his fortune could shift, it could be the China open.
The 29-year-old Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 6-3 wiped on Sunday afternoon in Beijing Opzij and sealed his place in a third right quarterfinals at the ATP 500 event. Although Medvedev this year is with a modest 29-19 record, according to his elevated standards, the finalist of 2023 remains aimed at rediscovering the edge that once wore him to number 1 in the PIF ATP ranking.
“Perhaps the feeling of the game, the general consciousness [which I have been] The lack of lately, “Medvedev reflected when he was asked what qualities he would borrow from his himself 2023.” I try to get that back, and that’s why I’m happy today. To win a lot of return games, you have to respond quickly on the return, run faster at the next recording. Everything must be better, but it’s not that bad. ”
After his first round of defeat at the US Open last month, Medvedev Weighed with his eight -year -old coach, Gilles Cervara, and has now collaborated with Thomas Johansson and Rohan Goetzke. Competitive if De Wereld no. 18 is the lowest figure since January 2019, then MEKEN the second seed of Alexander Zverev, who gathered from a break in the decisive set to overcome Corentin Moutet with 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
Moutet, who competed for a career-high world no. 37, attracted Zverev with his trademark variety and unpredictability before landing 40 winners during their two-hour battle of 38 minutes. But Zverev fought back with a determined final display, in which he won six of the following eight games of 0-1 to keep his title hopes alive.
After having won seven of them last eight meetings, Medvedev takes a 13-7 Lexus ATP Head2head lead over Zverev in their collision in Beijing. However, the German is also someone with a proven track record in the Chinese capital: he is a triple semi-finalist and has a 14-5 tournament record, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
Medvedev, the former Nitto ATP Finals champion, is one place on the 21st in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin, but he could jump until 14th if he records the title in Beijing. It would mark his first trophy since the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 in Rome.
Earlier, the fourth seed Lorenzo Musetti continued to bounce back from his Chengdu Final Heartbreak by making a quarter-final meeting in Beijing with #NextGenatP student ten.
Musetti, who is seventh in the PIF ATP Live Race to Turin, moved beyond the Adrian Mannarino 6-3 qualification, 6-3 to strengthen his push for a first Nitto ATP Finals qualification. The 19-year-old ten region of Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-2 to reach its fifth ATP Tour quarterfinals (0-4).
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