The Russian Daniel Medvedev He prides himself publicly and privately on being a true hard court specialist. He was naturally sarcastic, especially in the heat of a competitive battle, but in this he was more than right. This is backed up by numbers.
Returned to the circuit after losing the US Open final, against the Serbian Novak Djokovicis waiting for the possibility to face a Carlos Alcaraz wanted to avenge his loss in the New York semis.
Medvedev honored his status as the leader in matches won this season on hard courts by qualifying for the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing, China Open. He signed the 41st victory, from 6 defeats, surpassing the German Alexander Zverev by 6-4 and 6-3 in 1h.25′.
A rock, the Muscovite, 27 years old and world No. 3, did not offer a single concession to Hamburger, 26 years old and No. 10. He had his little revenge after losing during the summer tour in Cincinnati. His overall balance in German is favorable: 4-1 this season, 10-7 in his career.
This will be his eighth final of this campaign, where he has already won five trophies: Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai, Miami and Rome. He is aiming for his 21st title, with the particularity that this one will also be in another city. He never returned to the same location.
The best in the second semi-final will try to avoid this, Carlos Alcaraz or Italian Jannik Sinner.
Source: La Verdad
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