the russian Daniel Medvedevsecond favorite, authoritatively outclassed the Spaniards Robert Baptist by double 6-1 in one hour and five minutes in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 indoor on the hard court in Astana (Kazakhstan).
Medvedev, number 4 in the world, almost outplayed Bautista (21st) from the first point, taking the first game of the match also thanks to a broken serve. Two more Russian service breaks were enough to decide the first set.
In the second set, the Spaniard also found no solution to prevent Medvedev from breaking his serve on one occasion, which did not prevent the 26-year-old Russian from closing out the match without too much effort.
Daniil Medvedev will face Serbian Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Kazakh tournament on Saturday, the world number 7 and fourth favourite, who he has won four times in the ten games played between them.
The other semifinal will measure the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas and in russian Andrey Rublev.
Source: La Verdad
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