Last week, Daniil Medvedev started the 2025 pitch season by reaching the quarterfinals of 'S-Hertogenbosch. Here, he lost to Shock Reilly Opelka and turned out of the top 10 ATP. This week, the Russian tennis player came to Germany to attend the ATP 500 – Halle Open.
In the opening match, Medvedev did not face many difficulties to defeat Daniel Altmaier. In the second round, his opponent is Quentin Halys (48th in the world). Former No. 1 in the world continues to have more easy victory.
The match took place with a one-way match in the first set, when Medvedev took only 24 minutes to finish set 1 with a score of 6-2. Sang two, Halys played more firmly, keeping the game serve to the score 5-5. However, Medvedev had decided to take the game to take 6-5 before closing the game with a white serve game lasting only … 63 seconds.
In the end, Medvedev defeated Halys with a score of 6-2, 7-5. According to statistics, the Russian tennis player scored 22 Winner points and only made 6 errors of self -damage, including 10 ACEs and no dual fouls. This is the first time since February this year, he reached the quarterfinals of two consecutive tournaments.
Not only that, Medvedev also creates a memorable milestone. Accordingly, he officially pocketed 400 wins at ATP level. This is the third player born after 1990 to achieve this achievement, after Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Zverev.
When asked about the most memorable matches in his career, Medvedev did not hesitate to repeat the victory against Novak Djokovic at the US Open 2021 final. This is also his first and only Grand Slam title so far.
“If I had to choose a match, I would choose to win against Novak to win the US Open. It was my only Grand Slam. However, I can tell 20 other victories and have great significance in different ways.”
