Danil Medvedev faced just one break point in his 6-2 6-4 win over Jannik Sinner after 75 minutes at the Open 13 Provence in Marseille
World number 3 and 2021 Australian Open semifinalist Danil Medvedev earned two breaks in the fith and seventh games to win the opening set 6-2.
Sinner saved a break point in the third game of the second set, but Medvedev earned a break in the fifth game to take a 3-2 lead before saving a break point in the eighth game. Medvedev served out the match in the 10th game to extend his wi-loss record to 2-0 in his head-to-head matches against Sinner.
Medvedev has reached his first semifinal in Marseille after losin in the quarter final in 2017 and 2018. The 2020 ATP Finals champion is chasing his 10th ATP title
“It is my first time here in the semifinals in Marseille, even if it is my fourth time playing here and third time in the main draw. I am really happy about it. Hopefully, I can go further. Jannik always tries to hit the ball as hard as he can. You cannot give him easy balls, otherwise you are going to run all over the place and he is probably going to hit a winner. I needed to to take time from him. I need to be aggressive and it worked out very well today”, said Medvedev. Medvedev set up a semifinal match against world number 287 Matthew Ebden, who came back from one set down to beat Karen Khachanov 4-6 6-4 6-2. Ebden became the lowest-ranked semifinalist in Marseille tournament history.
