Athletistic/Tennis. Second seed Daniil Medvedev will face eighth seed Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the 2023 China Open on Tuesday (October 3).

Athletistic will broadcast a live text online: Tennis. APR. Beijing. Semi final. Zverev-Medvedev. Direct

Medvedev competed in the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing and finished runner-up at the 2023 US Open. He started the tournament on a high note, defeating Tommy Paul in straight sets – 6-2, 6-1 in the first match.

The world number three continued her momentum in her next match against Alex de Minaur, beating the Australian in straight sets despite a difficult first set with a final score of 7-6(3), 6-3.

Medvedev then faced a strong opponent in the quarter-finals, Frenchman Hugo Humbert, who gave him problems with his aggressive play.

However, the Russian tennis player finally managed to beat Humbert in three sets: 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in a fight that lasted two hours and six minutes. It was also his 58th victory of the season.

Meanwhile, Alexander Zverev entered the 2023 China Open after winning the Chengdu Open. He started the tournament in Beijing with a hard-fought three-set victory over Diego Schwartzman – 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-4.

Zverev’s next opponent was Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Although the German lost the first set, he made a comeback in the next two games and won the match with a score of 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-1.

The world number 10 then faced Nicholas Harry in the quarter-finals and the German had to play another three-set thriller – 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 – to defeat the Chilean and reach the semis. -finals. final in Beijing.

Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev have faced each other 16 times, with Medvedev holding a 9-7 head-to-head advantage. Their last meeting took place at the 2023 Cincinnati Masters, where the German beat the Russian in straight sets: 6-4 , 5-7, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals.

Tennis. APR. Beijing. Semi final. Zverev-Medvedev. Direct


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