In the second quarter-final of the day, Daniil Medvedev faced Jannik Sinner. A match full of promise between the future world number 2 and the young Italian prodigy.
Right from the start, the Russian sets the pace. He attacks everything that moves and hits the ball very hard. The Italian was able to respond, but when the rally went beyond six or seven strokes, Medvedev won the point nine times out of ten. This pattern forces the Italian to change his plan, even though he is fond of physical battles over time.
In the fifth game, the Russian's supremacy was confirmed: Medvedev had a break opportunity, which he managed to convert brilliantly, thanks to a winning forehand of great quality. He confirms, then rebreaks and wins the first set 6-2.
In the second set, bis repetita. Medvedev takes his opponent's serve at 2 games to 1. He continues to be very aggressive, but Sinner still shows some positive signs. He is less threatened on his service games and even manages to get a break point, which he cannot convert, due to a powerful first from Medvedev who forces a long return. At 5-4, Medvedev, the No. 1 seed, felt he had finally reached the semifinals in Marseille, having already lost two quarters here. He only dropped one point on his serve and won 6-2 6-4 in 1 hour and 15 minutes. In the semi-finals, he will face the surprise of the tournament, the Australian Matthew Ebden. A match in which he will be the overwhelming favourite, as was Khachanov?
