Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, second favorite, defeated the Finn on Thursday Emil Ruusuvuori in two sets, 6-3 and 6-2, in just one hour and a quarter, in the round of 16 of the ATP 250 indoor on the hard court in Astana (Kazakhstan), and will be the rival of the Spaniard Roberto Bautista in the quarterfinals, this Friday.
The world number 4 showed signs of getting the better of his rival, the number 53 in the ATP rankings, from the first game of the match, where Medvedev broke Ruusuvuori’s serve, with which he traded games until he broke his hand again. serve to close out the set.
In the second set, Medvedev was more hesitant to start and gave the 23-year-old Finn, who managed to win a break of serve, although the 26-year-old Russian reacted perfectly and made another three breaks of serve to win.
Medvedev, who had already defeated the Spaniards Albert Ramos also in the first round with ease, he will have another Spaniard advance to the quarterfinals, Roberto Bautista, whom he has lost only once (Halle 2022) in the five games they have played between them, with four wins for from Castellón, also the last one this year, in Majorca.
Source: La Verdad
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