Jannik Sinner sets Daniil Medvedev showdown in US Open QFs | ATP Tour

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Sinner units Medvedev showdown in US Open QFs

World No. 1 battles previous Paul in high-quality fourth-round match

September 03, 2024

Jannik Sinner set a tantalising quarter-final showdown towards Daniil Medvedev on Monday night when he battled previous residence favorite Tommy Paul within the fourth spherical of the US Open.

The No. 1 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings battled from two breaks down within the first set and needed to work laborious all through, however his baseline energy and jaw-dropping shotmaking proved sufficient to claw to a 7-6(3), 7-6(5), 6-1 victory. Sinner has reached no less than the quarter-finals in any respect 4 majors this season, changing into simply the eighth males’s singles participant since 2000 to perform the feat.

“It is an enormous honour to play on this court docket right here. The night session is all the time very, very good. Thanks everybody for the assist, it is superb,” Sinner mentioned. “I assumed that we each did not play our greatest tennis. It was slightly breezy, slightly windy, so we tried to seek out our rhythm slightly bit. I discovered it slightly bit on the finish of the match, however I might be very proud. Immediately was a tricky opponent, so I am very blissful to be within the subsequent spherical.”

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The second recreation of the third set was the match in a nutshell. Paul did all the pieces he presumably may to hit the ball previous the opponent, pushing the Italian nicely behind the baseline, a lot in order that the highest seed was almost off digicam. However because the American surged into the web, there was nothing he may do a few screaming crosscourt forehand passing shot that was finally too good.

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The 14th seed performed at instances an important stage in a match that featured a number of the most entertaining factors of the event up to now. However Sinner, this 12 months’s Australian Open champion, was merely higher on the night.

Paul earned two service breaks, however they got here in his second and third return video games of the match. Sinner rallied from a double break down within the first set and regardless of the tight scoreline, had a solution for all of the questions his opponent posed.

“For certain mentally I did not begin very nicely. I used to be a double break down within the first set. I attempted to remain there mentally and for certain this at the moment was one of many keys to win this match,” Sinner mentioned. “I served very nicely to start with of the match. There are some ups and downs clearly in greatest of 5, it is regular to have. However discovering my rhythm in the long run of the match hopefully helps with [it] for the following match, so let’s have a look at.”

This was the pair’s first Lexus ATP Head2Head assembly since Sinner defeated Paul 6-4, 6-4 final 12 months in Toronto, the place the Italian claimed his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title. He now leads their collection 3-1.

Sinner will now put together to face Medvedev in a battle of the one two main champions remaining within the draw. They most lately clashed within the Wimbledon quarter-finals, the place Medvedev triumphed in 5 units to snap a five-match shedding streak towards the World No. 1 and take a 7-5 lead of their rivalry. Sinner beat Medvedev to win this 12 months’s Australian Open.

“Powerful match. It may be numerous rallies, so hopefully I will be prepared bodily. It may be a bodily match, additionally a psychological match,” Sinner mentioned. “I gained in Australia, he then gained in Wimbledon. That was 5 units. So hopefully it should be an excellent match. We’ll attempt to do our greatest on court docket, hopefully you guys benefit from the subsequent one after which we’ll see the way it goes.”