Daniil Medvedev has reached the semi-finals of the Adelaide International and a conflict with high seed Novak Djokovic is feasible.
Djokovic was to play in his quarter-final in opposition to Denis Shapovalov afterward Friday.
Medvedev, who completed runner-up to Rafael Nadal finally yr’s Australian Open, defeated Russia’s Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-3 on Friday. The joint ATP-WTA occasion is a warmup for this yr’s Australian Open, the place Medvedev will once more be an element.
Djokovic didn’t play final yr’s Australian Open after being banned from the nation as a result of he had not been vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19.
“It’s never easy to play my compatriots,” Medvedev mentioned. “I’m happy that I really managed to raise my level, especially at the end of both sets, and really happy to be in the semi-finals.” Is the 2021 US Open champion however has misplaced twice within the last in Australia – and in 2021 it was in opposition to Djokovic.
Medvedev mentioned, “Of course I played well last year and I am playing well now.” “To be honest, that’s all that matters. You have to be at your best in seven matches to win a Slam or reach a final.”
“I managed to do it once and I was really close last year,” he mentioned. “And that’s what I’m going to try to do again in Melbourne in a few weeks.”
In Friday’s different quarterfinals, American Sebastian Korda beat sixth seed Jannik Sinner 7-5, 6-1 and Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka beat Alexi Popirin of Australia. Korda will face Nishioka within the semifinals.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
