Daniil Medvedev is thru to the semi-final in Beijing. The Russian defeated world no. 3 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-3 in an hour and 22 minutes within the quarter-final, extending his good streak towards his good pal.
Daniil has now received 14 of their 17 encounters since 2019, together with 5 straight victories within the earlier two years. The previous world no. 1 will compete in his sixtieth ATP semi-final.
This was additionally his first top-5 triumph on onerous courtroom since November 2023. The Russian claimed 30 of 35 factors after touchdown in his first serve. He saved all 4 break factors in the one troubled service sport and stored the strain on the opposite facet.
sixtieth tour-level SF! 👏
Daniil Medvedev defeats Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-3 to say a 14th victory over the German and transfer into the final 4 in Beijing! 🔥 #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/566xVq42jr
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 29, 2025
Medvedev took cost on the rival's second serve and supplied three breaks from 4 alternatives. The Russian fired 18 winners and 14 unforced errors, whereas welcoming too many forehand errors from the opposite facet.
The eighth seed dominated from the baseline and took cost within the mid-range and most superior exchanges, outplaying Zverev 35-14! Alexander skilled an enormous setback within the fourth sport of the duel.
He squandered a 40-0 lead and bought damaged when his forehand landed into the web. Daniil needed to dig deep to keep up the benefit. He denied 4 break factors within the fifth sport and served effectively by the top of the duel.
Alexander Zverev, Beijing 2025© Stream screenshot
The Russian closed the seventh sport at love with a forehand winner and served for the opener at 5-3. The eighth seed fired a robust serve on a set level, closing the opening a part of the duel in 39 minutes.
The rivals served effectively within the opening six video games of the second set. Zverev wasted sport factors at 3-3 and despatched a forehand vast on a break level, dropping serve and smashing his racket.
Medvedev grabbed the eighth sport with an unreturned serve and made one other push on the return at 5-3. He broke Alexander after one other unfastened forehand from the German, sealing the deal and remaining on the title course.
