In the Rogers Cup 2021, the trio of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are both absent from the absence. Therefore, the prominent players of the Next Gen generation are being considered as the leading candidate for the championship. Among these are Daniil Medvedev – who is ranked number one seed.
Back to the hard yard, Medvedev is in very high form at the Rogers Cup. After winning in the second and 3rd round, the Russian star continued to win in the quarterfinals that took place this morning. Despite many difficulties, the world's No. 2 player still holds the ticket to the semi -finals.
In this round, the opponent of Medvedev is Hubert Hurkacz. Notably, Hurkacz was the one who eliminated the Russian player in the fourth round of Wimbledon in early July. In Canada, Medvedev had an impressive backward to balance the score of 1-1.
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Entering set 1, Medvedev has a bad start. Accordingly, the Russian tennis player has 3 double serve errors and only won only 2 games. Meanwhile, Hurkacz has twice won the break to close Set 1 with a 6-2 difference.
Sang Set 2, Medvedev showed a high determination, while Hurkacz still kept as good as in Set 1. Therefore, the two players have created an extremely attractive score chase in Toronto. At game 12, the score is balanced 6-6, forcing the set to solve the victory with a series of brain tie-breaks. As a result, Medvedev is a better player and won 8-6.
Set 3 decisions, the script in set 2 is repeated. Entering the tie-break series, Medvedev still shows the bravery of the top player to win 7-5, thereby closing the match with a final 2-1 victory.
Thus, Medvedev has officially won tickets to the semi -finals of the Rogers Cup 2021. His opponent is American tennis player John Isner. Earlier, Tsitsipas also went after the easy victory against Casper Ruud.
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